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Charles  A.  Story  was  born  in  Westchester  County, 
N.  Y.,  in  1837.  He  was  related  to  the  Story  family 
of  Massachusetts. 

He  served  his  country  during  the  War  of  the 
Kebellion,  under  the  command  of  General  Grant, 
rising  from  Second  Lieutenant  to  Lieutenant  Col- 
onel. He  participated  in  many  of  the  hottest  bat- 
tles of  the  war,  and  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of 
the  wilderness. 

Since  the  close  of  the  war  he  had  practiced  law 
in  Chicago,  and  during  the  more  recent  years  he 
had  discovered  and  developed  the  now  world-fa- 
mous Science  of  Spelling  for  the  school  children, 
which  has  been  so  highly  commended  by  the  peo- 
ple of  Chicago,  and  has  stood  the  test  of  practical 
experiment  so  well  that  Congress  is  now  consider- 
ing an  appropriation  of  five  million  dollars  from 
the  U.  S.  Treasury  to  intj-oduce  the  Science  and 
make  it  The  American  System  of  Spelling. 

Major  Story  died  September  26,  1907. 

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PUBLISHED    BY 

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COPYRIGHT,    1906,    BY   CHAHLES   A.    STORY 


COPYRIGHT,   1907,   BY   CHARLES   A.   STORY 


PREFACE 


This  book  contains  the  Universal 
Alfabet  and  the  rules  and  principles 
of  the  Science  of  Spelling.  It  is  pre- 
sented to  the  world  as  a  substitute  for 
all  other  alfabets  and  forms  of  spelling, 
so  that  there  will  eventually  be  but  one 
universal  alfabet  and  method  of  spell- 
ing. In  it  will  be  found  a  table  of  word- 
models  and  syllable-models  for  spelling 
all  of  the  words  of  one  syllable  and  all 
of  the  syllables  or  small  parts  of  longer 
words  that  are  heard  in  all  languages 
spoken. 

It  contains  all  necessary  rules  for 
spelling,  and  these  rules  are  as  exact 
as  the  rules  of  arithmetic  and  as  easy 
to  learn  as  simple  addition.  It  also 
contains  all  of  the  5,500  words  of  one 
syllable  that  are  found  in  the  Eng- 
lish language,  and  they  follow  each 
other  in  the  order  of  succession  they 
will  have  in  the  new  fonetic  dictionary 
when  completed.  These  5,500  short 
words  are  spelled  in  the  new  fonetic 
way,  in  accordance  with  the  rules  of 
science.  The  same  words  are  also 
printed  and  spelled  in  the  present  form, 
side  by  side  with  the  new  and  better 
way.  This  arrangement  makes  the  one 
column  an  exact  and  accurate  key  to 
the  pronunciation  of  all  the  words 
found  in  the  other  column,  affording 
a  good  comparison  of  the  new  and  per- 
fect system  with  the  old  chaotic  spell- 
ing which  has  been  so  long  in  use. 

The  new  and  universal  system  dis- 
cards all  of  the  silent  letters.  It  is  the 
net  result  of  more  than  forty  years  of 
research,  labor,  and  experiment,  during 
which  the  system  has  been  tested  and 
found  to  be  accurate  and  complete  in 
more  than  forty  languages. 

Inventions  usually  need  a  little  per- 


sonal explanation  in  order  that  the  stu- 
dent may  learn  the  details  more  rapidly, 
but  this  is  the  plainest,  easiest,  and 
most  perfect  system  to  learn  and  un- 
derstand. Children  should  have  this 
system  explained  to  them  verbally,  but 
the  older  student  can  master  it  from 
the  fonetic  primer.  This  system  can 
be  used  as  a  better  method  of  helping 
the  children  to  the  mastery  of  the  old 
spelling  and  in  much  less  time  than 
heretofore.  They  can  master  both  sys- 
tems, the  new  and  the  old,  and  save  two 
whole  years  of  time  and  labor  in  the 
school  life  of  every  child.  Such  a  sav- 
ing in  the  primary  education  of  all 
children  means  a  saving  of  one  hun- 
dred millions  of  dollars  yearly  in  the 
maintenance  of  our  schools.  We  could 
then  furnish  the  child  with  a  still  bet- 
ter education  by  expending  this  money 
for  the  higher  branches  of  study.  Why 
I  should  children  be  compelled  to  toil 
I  and  struggle  for  1,200  days  in  the  pub- 
j  lie  and  private  schools  in  learning  a 
I  certain  amount  of  spelling  when  they 
can  easily  accomplish  the  same  result 
in  sixty  days  ? 

The  author  earnestly  requests  that 
all  who  are  interested  in  the  science 
of  language  shall  give  their  most  criti- 
cal attention  to  the  system  here  pre- 
sented. He  is  confident  that  philolo- 
gists will  agree  that  it  is  founded  on 
correct  principles  and  on  rules  that  can 
be  adhered  to  invariably,  and  he  is 
absolutely  certain  that  those  eminent 
scholars  who  are  interested  in  simpli- 
fied spelling  will  recognize  in  the  sys- 
tem the  goal  for  which  they  are  striv- 
ing; but  which  they  can  scarcely  reach, 
with  the  present  slow  processes,  by 
many  decades  of  argument  and  toil, 

CHARLES  A.  STORY. 


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OF 

UNIVERSAL   WORD-MODELS 


The  Author  has  invented  this  table  of 

WORD-PATTERNS  OF  WORD-MODELS  fOF  Stu- 
dents to  LOOK  AT  when  they  are  learning 
to  spell ;  so  that  the  eye  helps  the  ear 
in  the  construction  of  all  words  of  one 
syllable. 

The  work  of  spelling  a  syllable  is  ex- 
actly and  precisely  the  same  kind  and 
quality  of  work  that  is  required  in 
spelling  a  short  word,  or  a  word  of  one 
syllable;  and  this  fact  being  proved 
and  well  established,  it  follows,  as  a 
mathematical  fact,  that  the  table  of 
word-patterns,  or  word-models,  can 
also  be  used  by  the  students  to  look 
AT  as  syllable-patterns  or  syllable- 
models  when  they  are  spelling  words 
of  two,  three,  four  or  more  syllables. 

This  table  of  word  and  syllable 
models  is  the  net  result  and  consolida- 
tion of  about  twenty-two  smaller  dis- 
coveries and  inventions.  Some  of  these 
smaller  discoveries  consisted  in  finding 
the  limits  of  sound-combinations  that 
are  heard  in  human  speech. 

1.  It  is  impossible  to  spell  a  word  of 
one  syllable  with  less  than  one  letter, 
and  that  one  letter  must  always  be  A 

VOWEL  OR  A  compound  VOWEL.  TMs  is 
the  SMALLEST  AND  LOWEST  LIMIT. 

2.  It  is  impossible  for  any  human 
being  to  pronounce  a  word  of  one 
syllable  containing  more  than  seven 
SOUNDS.  Every  short  word  must  con- 
tain SEVEN    or  LESS  THAN  SEVEN  SOUNDS, 

and  ONE  of  the  seven,  or  less  than  seven, 
must  always  be  a  vowel  or  a  compound 
VOWEL.  This  is  the  largest  and  high- 
est LIMIT. 

One  sound  being  the  smallest  limit, 
and  seven  sounds  being  the  largest 
limit,  it  follows  that  all  the  words  of 
human  beings  are  made  up  of  speech 
sounds,  somewhere  between  one  and 
seven  in  number,  somewhere  between 
these  two  limits,  inclusive. 

Every  word  of  one  syllable  must  con- 
tain ONE  vowel,  or  compound  vowel,  and 
no  MORE  TH\N  ONE;  and  every  syllable 
must  contain  the  same;  so  that  there 
will  always  be  as  many  vowels  in  a 
word  as  there  are  syllables  in  a  word; 
no  more  and  no  less. 

No  human  being  can,  in  any  word  of 
one  syllable,  sound  more  than  three 
consonants  before  the  vowel;  and 
when  there  are  three  consonants  before 
the  vowel,  no  human  being  can  sound 
more  than  three  consonants  after  the 
vowel,  in  the  same  syllable,  so  this 
makes  up  the  highest  limit, — three  or 
LESS  THAN  THREE  before  the  vowel,  and 


three   or   LESS    THAN    THREE    AFTER   the 

vowel,  and  never  more  than  a  total 

OF  SEVEN. 

Now  between  one  and  seven,  inclu- 
sive, the  consonants  can  be  placed  on 
the  left  or  the  right  of  the  vowel  in  just 
SIXTEEN  positions,  and  no  more  than 
sixteen.  The  arithmetic  confirms  this 
assertion. 

All  of  the  WORDS  of  one  syllable  that 
human  beings  are  capable  of  pronoun- 
cing in  any  language,  and  all  of  the 
syllables  in  the  longer  words  can  be 
spelled  correctly  by  following  the  one 
or  the  other,  or  several,  of  these  six- 
teen models.    And  this  makes  the  table 

COMPLETE    FOR    ALL     NATIONS,    AND     ALL 
LANGUAGES,  FOB  ALL  TIME. 

If  we  let  "o"  stand  for  any  vowel  or 
every  vowel,  and  "x"  stand  for  any  con- 
sonant or  every  consonant,  the  table 
OF  MODELS  for  Spelling  short  words  or 
SYLLABLES  will  be  readily  understood, 
and  we  have  only  to  place  the  letters 
after  each  other,  as  indicated  by  the 

MODEL. 


11 

1 
11 

Story's  Table 
of 

WORD   MODELS 

glish  and 
rt  words, 
ach  class, 
3on  each 

itimate  of 
lables.  or 
3r  words, 
ich  model 

2o 

li 

o  « 

and 

SYLLABLE 

pi 

o_ 

b  u 

MODELS 

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for 

ALL  NATIONS 

ail's 

!lil 

1 

1 

o 

5 

25,000 

2 

2 

xo 

110 

75,000 

3 

2 

ox 

55 

40,000 

4 

3 

xox 

1,170 

155,000 

5 

3 

xxo 

.70 

15,000 

6 

3 

oxx 

80 

10,000 

7 

4 

xxox 

751 

40,000 

8 

4 

xoxx 

1,640 

125,000 

9 

4 

xxxo 

8 

50 

10 

4 

oxxx 

17 

50 

11 

5 

xxoxx 

970 

14,400 

12 

5 

xxxox 

70 

100 

13 

5 

xoxxx 

340 

250 

14 

6 

xxxoxx 

90 

100 

15 

6 

xxoxxx 

115 

40 

16 

7 

xxxoxxx 

9 

10 

Total  words  of  one  

syllable  about  5,500 

Total  syllables,  parts  of  

longer  words,  about  500,000 

This  total  words  of  one  syllable  in- 
cludes the  present  tense  and  past  parti- 
ciples of  the  verbs  and  the  plurals  of 
the  nouns,  as  well  as  the  original  words. 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIME U 


THE  UNIVERSAL  ALFABET 


(perpendicular  tabulation) 
Every  letter  in  this  alfabet  is  num- 
bered, and  the  number  never  changes. 
There  are  fourteen  simple  vowels,  and 
twenty-eight  consonants. 
Rule.   E^°  Call  the  letters  by  their 

NEW  NAMES.  I^l) 

Rule  for  naming  vowels:  E^"  The 
SOUND  of  any  vowel,  is  the  name  of  that 
vowel.  "^ 


There  is  only  one  vowel 
sound  in  these  words  set 
opposite  to  each  letter.  These 
words  will  give  to  the  stu- 
dent the  SOUND  and  the 
name  wanted. 


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0. 

a 

(D 

Sg 

i 

1^ 

f 

CO 

1  o 

2  a 

3  U 

4  a 

5  e 

6  s 

7  I 

8  a 

9  e 

10  u 

11  u 

12  <D 

13  Q 

14  U 


CD 


SOUNDED  AS  IN 

rod,  sod,  hod,  wad,  God,  was, 
on,  got,  car,  far,  pa,  ma. 
had,  bad,  mad,  fair,  am,  man, 
can,  ham,  dare,  chair,  add. 
but,  nut,  hut,  bud,  mud,  rum, 
dumb,  come,  one,  fuzz, 
aid,  fade,  raid,  aim,  fail,  dale, 
hail,  dame,  eight,  ways, 
ten,  den,  fed,  led,  end,  head, 
fell,  dell,  yet,  guess, 
me,  he,  we,  she,  be,  see,  eat, 
need,  meal,  sieze. 
did,  hid,  him,  dim,  in,  it,  is, 
if,  will,  list,  sing, 
law,  saw,  awe,  all,  or,  laud, 
thawed,  dawn,  thought, 
oh,  owe,  no,  go,  own,  tone, 
load,  mode,  sold,  old. 
fur,  cur,  her,  sir,  word,  myrrh, 
heard,  absurd,  murder. 
Used    in  only  one  English 
word  {i.  e.  in  the  first  syllable 
of  the  word  pretty,  and  the 
German  word  sud,  fur,  ajid 
the  French  plus.) 
boot,  loot,  mood,  rood,  to,  do, 
shoe,  who,  move,  ooze, 
book,  look,  cook,  put,  would, 
could,  full,  foot. 
This  is  the  half  vowel  the 
obscure  vowel;  the  indefi- 
nite Vowel;  and  is  sounded 
as    in  the  last    syllable    of 
Sarah,   Dora,   Nora,    Laura, 
Anna,  awful,  careful,  noble, 
people,  Bible,  doctor,  master, 
martyr,    honor,    oven,    wel- 
come, union,    minion,  oval, 
righteous,  religious,  prosper- 
ous. 


The  Twenty-eight  Con- 
sonants, only  twen1;y-six 
shown  here. 

Rule:  The  sound  of  any 
consonant  followed  by  e, 
as  in  me,  he,  she,we,  is  the 
name  of  that  consonant. 
All  of  the  words  set  oppo- 
site to  each  letter  contain 
the  SOUND  wanted. 


15 

T 

t 

t£ 

16 

D 

d 

d£ 

17 

P 

P 

PE 

18 

B 

b 

b£ 

19 

K 

k 

k£ 

20 

G 

q 

q£ 

21 

A 

d 

d£ 

22 

J 

1 

le 

23 

F 

f 

f£ 

21 

V 

V 

V£ 

25    tl   h    h£ 


26    H  h  h£ 


X£ 


1£ 


27 

X 

X 

28 

a 

1 

29 

S 

s 

30 

z 

z 

31 

R 

r 

32 

L 

1 

33 

M 

m 

34 

N 

n 

SOUNDED  AS  IN 

tot,  tote,-  take,  tin,  tan, 
tone,  note,  neat,  knit,  but. 
dad,  did,  dud,  dim,  odd, 
dumb,  lid,  lad,  road,  mad. 
pop,  pap,  pup,  pin,  paid, 
peep,  pipe,  lope,  cup,  up. 
bub,  bib,  bun,  bud,  cab, 
bob,  bat,  bone,  bin,  rob, 
rub. 

kick,  cook,  cat,  lock,  lake, 
coat,  can,  lock,  lack,  like. 
gag,  gig,  go,  God,  give, 
gay,  good,  rag,  rug,  pig. 
church,  cheese,  chain, 
chin,  choose,  rich,  reach, 
match. 
1£  judge,  jam,  ginger,  joke, 
jug,  join,  lodge,  fudge, 
fife,  fan,  fun,  fin,  fat,  fifth, 
fad,  reef,  raft,  rough. 

valve,  vivify,  vain,  vim, 
have,  rove,  love,  give, 
gave. 

thick,  thin,  lath,  both, 
think,  north,  thought, 
faith. 

this,  that,  thus,  then, 
these,  though,  bathe, 
scythe. 

she,  shop,  shine,  fish, 
shame,  sham,  shun,  dash. 

for  s  as  in  measure, 
treasure,  leisure,  seizure, 
rouge. 

SE     sis,     since,     cease,    six, 
sauce,  seeks,  sacks,  cents. 

z£     zone,  goes,  rose,  zoo,  seas, 
sees,  rise,  foes,  sighs. 

r£     roar,  rare,  rum,  rot,  rye, 
rear,  ride,  wrote,  right. 

l£     lull,  loll,  lily,  mill,  lame, 
male,  mill,  soul,  coal. 

[n£     mam,  mum,  main,  mud, 
mad,  rum,  some,  foam. 

h£     nine,  nun,  noon,  no,  new, 
known,  win,  done,  fan. 


AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


THE  UNIVERSAL  ALFABET 

(PERPENDICULAE  TABULATIOX, 
CONCLUDED) 

35  n   n  nu     This  is    the    half-conso- 

nant, or  half -nasal.  The 
half-vowel  placed  after 
it  suggests  its  name. 
This  letter  shows  that  the 
vowel  standing  before  it 
is  sounded  "nasally,"  as 
in  the  French  bon  ton, 
mon,  son,  pain  and 
maison. 

36  H    q  ije     for  ng  in  sing,  song,  ring, 

sung,  hang,  lung,  tongue. 

37  Y    11  ii£     yet,  yes,  yell,  yoke,  you, 

young,  use,  youth,  yacht. 

38  W  w  WE     we,  way,  will,  win,  won, 

woe,  wean,  one,  v/ine. 

39  H   h  he  TThe  Perfect  Aspirate; 

<  hot,  hop,  hip,  hoe,  how, 
I  hum,  home,  he,  hew,  high. 

41    H  h  h£  TThe   Smooth    Guttural 

Aspirate;  easily,  learned 

^  from    the    German    ich, 

noch,  buch,  recht,  licht, 

^  lachen. 

Letter  No.  40  and  letter  No.  42  are 
aspirates,  not  very  extensively  used  in 
any  language ;  they  will  be  presented 
at  the  proper  time. 


COMPOUND  vowels. 

All  compound  vowels  are  composed 
of  TWO  simple  vowels  and  are  used  and 
handled  the  same  as  vowels.  ■> 

The  five  compound  vowels  that  are 
extensively  used  in  England  and 
America  are  compounded  or  amalga- 
mated as  follows  :— 

(0-he=c.)  (a-f£=(a.)  (a)-fe:=(B.) 
(o-fa)=ai.)   (i+a)=ui.) 

They  are  sounded  as  in  the  words : 
43  C  c  ice,  isle,  tie,  die,  my,  high, 
buy,  rye,  lie,  fine,  rhyme, 
oil,  toy,  boy,  joy,  soil,  void, 
noise,  boil,  foil,  coin,  quoit. 
53  CB  (B  buoyed,  buoys,  buoyant, 
buoy. 

out,  owl,  ounce,  down,  town, 
noun,  house,  mouse,  found, 
new,  dew,  pew,  hue,  view, 
cue,  glue,  news,  through. 


49    Q     0 


55    CU  oi 
61     m  m 


There  are  six  short  and  easy  rules 
for  spelling  all  the  words  and  all  the 
SYLLABLES  that  are  heard  in  the  speech 
of  human  beings.   Here  is  rule  first: 

E^'Name  each  letter  in  the  word, 
and  then  pronounce  the  word;  or  name 
each  letter  in  the  syllable,  and  then 
pronounce  the  syllable."^ 

This  Rule  First  can  be  easily  used 
and  applied  in  spelling  about  one 
half  of  all  the  short  words  and  sylla- 
bles heard  and  spoken  in  England  an-l 
America. 


WORDS  OF  THE  FIRST  CLASS 


Let  us  learn  these  six  letters  : 

First  Vowel  =  O 

Fourth  Vowel  =  a 

Eighth  Vowel  =  a 

Ninth  Vowel  =  0 

Fourteenth  Vowel  =  U 

Forty-Third  Vowel  =  C 
Each  of  these  very  short  words  of 

THE    FIRST    CLASS     is    Spelled    with    ONE 

letter,  after  model  number  one  ;  and 
of  course  that  one  letter  must  always 
be  A  VOWEL  or  a  compound  vowel. 

Rule  :  3;^"  When  children  are  learn- 
ing to  spell,  place  the  pattern,  or  mod- 
el, where  they  can  all  see  it.  The 
eye  helps  the  ear.°^ 

Model  Number  One.    (^^^O^^^  First 
Class  Words. 

Sound  the  vowel       =0  { ^^^T  ^S  ^^^ 
Name  the  letter         =oJ  Z  ^^i?^u' 
Spell  the  word  =0^  l^^  ?}A^IT 

Pronounce  the  word=0  I  ^^  °^  ^P^^^" 


Sound  the  vowel 
Name  the  letter 
Spell  the  word 
Pronounce  the  word 

Sound  the  vowel 
Name  the  letter 
Spell  the  word 
Pronounce  the  word 

Sound  the  vowel 
Name  the  letter 
Spell  the  word 
Pronounce  the  word 


f  Same  as  the 
=a  I  word  aye, and 
=a  !  the  indefln- 
=a  I  ite  article  "a" 
=a  I  when  heavily 

[pronounced. 
=a  ^  ^^Die  as  the 
_Q  I  word  awe,  in 
_Q^  the   old   sys- 
^p,  j  tem  of  spell- 

Ling. 
_0  f  Same  as  the 


=e 


word  oh,  and 


Sound  the  vowel       : 
Name  the  letter         : 
Spell  the  word 
Pronounce  the  word: 


Sound  the  vowel 
Name  the  letter " 
Spell  the  word 
Pronounce  the  word 


Q<{  owe,   in  the 

.0  j  old  system  of 

t  spelling. 

f  Same  as  the 

_j^  I  word  "  a,"  or 

ill!  I  the  indefin- 

]|y-^  ite    article 

"|i|    "  a,"    when 

1  lightly  pro- 

(^  nounced. 

f  Same  as  the 

=C  I  w  o  r  d  s    "I" 

=C  j  and  eye  and 

=C  1  aye,    in  the 

=C  I  old  system  of 

t  spelling. 


8 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


In  addition  to  the  five  or  six  very 

SHORT   WORDS    OF   THE    FIRST   CLASS    here 

given,  there  are,  in  the  English  and 
American  Unabridged  Dictionaries 
about  25,000  very  short  syllables,  or 
very  small  parts  of  longer  words,  that 
are  spelled  after  the  very  same  model, 
number  one. 

REMARK  NUMBER  ONE 

In  about  ninety-five  cases  out  of 
every  hundred,  in  spoken  language,  the 
indefinite  article  "a,"  when  standing  be- 
fore a  word  beginning  with  a  conso- 


nant, is  not  pronounced  like  the  fourth 
vowel  a;  but  much  lighter,  exactly  the 
sound  of  vowel  number  14;  and  if  we 
are  to  spell  it  as  it  is  pronoOnced,  it 
must  be  spelled,  written  and  printed 
with  the  HALF-VOWEL,  the  obscure,  half- 
sounded  VOWEL,  number  14;  thus  : 

U  man,  u  boy,  u  girl,  u  book,  u  horse, 
u  bird,  u  cent,  u  dollar,  u  day,  u  week, 
u  month,  u  chance,  u  hurry,  u  rush,  u 
field,  u  meadow,  u  new  hat;  but  when  it 
is  ACCENTED,  or  heavily  ebiphasized,  it 
should  be  spelled,  written  and  printed, 
with  the  fourth  vowel  a. 


WORDS  OF  THE  SECOND  CLASS 


There  are  110  very  small  words  of 
the  second  class  found  in  the  English 
and  American  dictionaries,  not  count- 
ing the  names  of  the  25  consonants, 
found  in  the  perpendicular  tabulation 
of  the  Alfabet;  which  would  make  a 
total  of  135.  They  are  all  spelled  with 
TWO  letters.  The  formula  pattern  or 
MODEL  is  XO,  which  means  that  the 
first  letter  in  this  class  of  very  small 
WORDS  is  always  a  consonant  and  the 
last  letter  is  always  a  vowel.  Until  fur- 
ther notice  we  will  use  rule  first  for 
spelling  the  words  under  the  head  of 
science,  and  have  them  placed  on  the 
left-hand  side  of  the  column  or  the  page; 
and  place  the  old  spelling  of  the  same 
words  on  the  right-hand  side,  under 
the  head  of  chaos  as  follows: 

Model  Number  Two.     1;W  XO  "^ 
Second  Class  Words. 


science 

Z 

mo 
da 
pa 

ba 

qa 

fa 

ha 

sa 

ra 

la 

ma 

Ma 

na 

qa 

wa 

ha 

tE 
P£ 

be 
k£ 


chaos 


science    chaos 


pa 
ba] 


ah 
ma 
day 

pay 

(bay 
I  bey 

gay 
J  fay 
J  fey 

they 

say 

ray 

lay 

may 

May 
(  nay 
I  neigh 

yea 
S  way 
(  weigh 

hay 

tea 

pea 

be 

bee 
5  key 
(quay 


f£ 

hu 
he 

X£ 
S£ 


l£ 

m£ 
n£ 

11£ 
W£ 

h£ 
ta 
pa 
ka 

ja 
ha 
xa 
sa 
ra 
la 
ma 


jee 

fee 

the 

the 

she 

shie 

see 

sea 

re 

ree 

lea 

lee 

me 

kne 

ye 

we 

wee 

he 

taw 

paw 

caw 

jaw 

thaw 

shaw 

saw 

raw 

law 

maw 


SCIENCE 

na 
ha 

te 
de 

be 

qe 
fe 
he 

xe 
se 

re 

le 

me 

ne 

we 

he 

too 

dOD 

boo 
koo 

XOD 

ijoo 

woo 

hoo 

tu 

tc 

dc 

pc 

be 

qc 
fc 
vc 
he 
he 


•chaos 

gnaw 

haw 

toe 

tow 
\  doe 
}  dough 
\  bow 
}  beau 

go 

foe 

though 
\  show 
}  shew 

so 

sow 

sew 
\  roe 
I  row 
Uo 
I  low 
mow 
no 

know 
woe 
\  hoe 
^ho 
to 
too 
two 
do 
boo 
coo 
shoe 
shoo 
you 
woo 
who 
to 
tie 
Uie 
■(dye 
pie 
\hy 
I  buy 
guy 
fie 
vie 
thigh 
thy 


SCIENCE      CHAOS 

-         istfe 
sigh 
rye 
Uie 

^lye 

my 

nigh 

wy 

J  high 
(hie 
toy 
boy 
coy 
joy 
hoy 
buoy 
(  bow 
(  bough 
cow 
vow 
thou 


sc 
re 

Ic 

mc 
nc 
wc 

he 

to 
bo 
ko 

jo 
ho 
boo 

bcu 

kcQ 

vcu 

hcu 

sea 

rcQ 

mcu 

ncu 

ilcu 

hcu 

dm 

pm 
km 
dm 
Jm 

fm 

vm 
sm 
rm 
Im 
mm 

nm 


ijm 
hm 


sow 
row 
mow 
now 
yow 
how 
I  dew 
*  due 
pew 
cue 
chew 
Jew 
feu 
few 
view 
sue 
rue 
lieu 
mew 
new 
knew 
yew 
ewe 
hew 
hue 


AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


9 


In  addition  to  the  110  very  short 
WORDS  of  the  second  class  here  given, 
the  unabridged  dictionaries  contain 
75,000  to  80,000  very  short  syllables, 
that  are  spelled  in  the  same  way  and 
after  the  same  pattern  as  model  num- 
ber TWO. 

REMARK  NUMBER  TWO 

When  the  definite  article  the  comes 
before  a  word  beginning  with  a  vowel, 
it  should  be  spelled,  written  and  print- 
ed with  the  sixth  vowel  £;  thus  : 

He  air,  he  aim,  he  ice,  he  ape,  he  an- 
vil, h£  apple,  h£  Qgg,  he  edge,  he  owner, 
he  ode,  he  idea,  he  awful,  he  hour,  he 
earth.  But  when  it  comes  before  a 
word  beginning  with  a  consonant,  it 
should  be  spelled,  written  and  printed 
with  the  fourteenth  vowel,— the  half- 
vowel,— the  obscure  vowel,— the  half- 
sounded  VOWEL,  thus  : —  hu  boy,  hu  girl, 
hu  man,  hu  day,  hu  pay,  hu  dime,  hu 
dollar,  hu  gold,  hu  silver,  hu  sun,  hu 
moon,  hu  foe,  hu  law,  hu  book,  hu  Bible. 
No  other  reason  need  be  given  for  this 
remark  than  to  state  the  well-known 
fact  that  in  spoken  language  the  people 


nearly  all  pronounce  the  word  in  that 
way.  Let  us  spell  and  write  and  print 
as  we  pronounce. 

REMARK  NUMBER  THREE 

The  word  too,  meaning  "  also,"  and 
the  adverb  too,  as  in  too  long,  too  short, 
and  the  numeral  and  number  two, 
should  always  be  spelled,  written  and 
printed  tco,  with  the  twelfth  vowel  co, 
because  they  are  pronounced  that  way; 
but  when  the  "to"  means  "  toward,"  or 
when  it  is  a  part  of  the  verb,  and  the 
other  part  of  the  verb  begins  with  a 
consonant,  it  should  be  spelled,  writ- 
ten and  printed  with  the  fourteenth 
VOWEL,— the  half  vowel,— the  obscure 
VOWEL, —  the  indefinite  vowel,  —  the 
half-sounded  vowel,  thus:  —  tu  be,  tu 
see,  tu  go,  tu  do,  tu  buy,  tu  die,  tu 
know,  tu  mow,  tu  fear,  tu  shine,  tu  cry, 
tu  fall,  tu  run.  When  the  following 
word,  or  the  other  part  of  the  verb, 
begins  with  a  vowel,  the  word  "to" 
should  be  spelled,  written  and  printed 
with  the  twelfth  vowel  oo,  thus :— tco 
answer,  tcD  add,  tcD  aim,  tcD  ache,  too  eat, 
tcD  own,  too  owe,  too  all,  too  any,  too  in- 
vent, too  urge,  too  act.  When  these 
words  are  spoken  they  are  generally 
sounded  or  pronounced  in  that  way. 


WORDS  OF  THE  THIRD  CLASS 


In  the  English  language  there  are 
about  55  VERY  short  words  of  the  third 
CLASS,  not  counting  the  old  names  of 
the  consonants.  Each- one  of  these  lit- 
tle words  is  spelled  with  two  letters. 
The  pattern  or  model  is  OX,  which 
means  that  the  first  letter  is  always  a 
VOWEL,  or  a  compound  vowel,  and  the 
last  letter  is  always  a  consonant.  Con- 
tinue to  use  RULE   FIRST. 


Model  Number  Three.     [!I^"0X"^ 
Third  Class  Words. 


science 

chaos 

science 

CHAOS 

od 

odd 

ak 

ache 

ov 

of 

the  old 
Pagan 

or 

are 

on 

on 

1  name 

at 

at 

ad 

^of 

ax 

ash 

1  letter 

(  air 
\  heir 

1  number 

ar 

L39 

am 

am 

ai 

age 

an 

an 

as 

ace 

On 

Ann 

al 

(ail 
^ale 

up 

up 

us 

us 

am 

aim 

un 

un 

ed 

Ed 

at 

\  ate 
I  eight 

eq 

^S^ 

ei 

edge 

ad 

aid 

j  ere 

ab 

Abe 

er 

/  err 

science 

chaos 

science 

CHAOS 

et 

eat 

et 

oat 

ed 

each 

ed 

S  ode 
(  owed 

£f 

Eph 

£v 

Eve 

ek 

oak 

ev 

S  eave, 
\  eve 

eh 
ez 

oath 
owes 

ez 

ease 

el 

eel 

er 

\  oar 
\  ore 

it 

it 

id 

itch 

en 

own 

if 

if 

ooz 

ooze 

iz 
ir 

is 
ear 

ur 

S  er,  ur, 
(  ar,  yr 

il 

ill 
I  inn 

cd 

eyed 

in 

Ck 
cs 

Ike 
ice 

ill 
at 

ing 
J  ought 
I  aught 

cz 

cur 

ol 

eyes 

ire 

oil 

out 

ouch 

ad 
af 

awed 
off 

ait 
Old 

az 

awes 

ar 
al 

or 
S  all 

aiur 

\  our  , 
I  hour 

}  awl 

ail 

owl 

In  addition  to  the  55  very  short 
WORDS  of  the  third  class,  here  given,  the 
student  will  find  in  the  great  diction- 
aries and  vocabularies  about  40,000  or 

45,000    VERY    SHORT    SYLLABLES,    Or   VERY 
SMALL     PARTS     OF     LONGER    WORDS,    that 


10 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


are  spelled  precisely  and  exactly  the 
SAME,  and  after  the  very  same  model, 

NUMBER  THREE. 


REMARK  NUMBER  FOUR 


Alfabets  and  scientific  systems  of 
spelling  must  be  made  for  young  chil- 
dren because  young  children  must 
learn  them.  No  generation  of  adults  ever 
learned  an  alf abet  or  a  system  of  spell- 
ing. If  they  did  not  learn  the  alfabet 
and  the  system  of  spelling  vv^hile  they 
were  children,  they  did  not  learn  them 
at  all.  Learning  to  spell,  to  write  and 
to  read  are  the  proper  and  legitimate 
occupations  of  children.  These,  col- 
lectively, form  the  children's  trade, 
their  business,  the  employment  and  oc- 
cupation of  their  early  years  at  school 
— the  basis — the  beginning,  the  founda- 
tion of  ALL  EDUCATION. 


And  since  small  children  must  do 
the  work,  the  tools  and  materials  must 
be  adapted  to  small  hands— must  be 
plain,  simple,  distinct,  and  easy  for 
them  to  understand  and  light  for  them 
to  handle. 

Small  children  must  learn  to  spell 
small  words  first,  little,  short  words  of 
one  SYLLABLE,  made  up  with  only  one, 

TWO    or    THREE    LETTERS    EACH.      This   Is 

the  dictate  of  plain  common  sense,  in 
accord  with  the  laws  of  nature. 

The  said  small,  short  words  must  be 
arranged  into  classes,  or  groups,  so 
that  when  a  little  child  has  learned  to 
spell  a  dozen  words  of  a  given  class,  he 
can  spell  all  the  words  of  that  class  in 
THE  same  way;  and  the  rules  given  to 
the  child  for  him  to  use  in  spelling  one 
WORD,  must  apply  to  all  the  words  of 
THE  same  class.  Any  plan  that  fails  to 
accomplish  this  does  not  deserve  even 
the  name  of  system  ;  it  is  simply  chaos. 


WORDS    OF   THE    FOURTH    CLASS 


We  have  already  learned  the  use  of 
the  first  three  models,  and  how  to  spell 
three  classes  of  very  small  words, 
made  up  of  one  or  two  letters  only. 

We  are  now  about  to  learn  how  to 
use  model  number  four  and  how  to 
spell  all  of  the  eleven  hundred  and 
seventy  words  of  the  fourth  class, 
which  will  lead  us  into  the  heart  of  this 
Science  of  Spelling.  Each  and  every 
word  of  the  fourth  class  is  spelled 
with  three  letteRwS.  We  shall  here 
present  the  entire  list  of  three-letter- 
words  that  are  heard  in  our  language  ; 
because  these   short  and  easy  words 

OPEN     the     gates     of    THE     SCIENCE     OF 

SPELLING  to  the  student. 

It  will  be  a  light  and  easy  task  to 
master  the  1,170  English  and  American 
shortWORDS  OF  THE  FOURTH  CLASS, 
and  the  student  will  take  fresh  cour- 
age when  he  is  told  that  there  are,  in 
the  unabridged  dictionaries  of  our  lan- 
guage, about  155,000  syllables— per- 
haps 160,000  SYLLABLES— that  are  spelled 
precisely  in  the  same,  exact,  easy  and 
correct  w\y,  on  the  very  same  model 
number  four. 

As  there  are  nineteen  vowels  and 
compound  vowels  used  in  our  language, 
we  will  break  the  long  list  of  fourth- 


class-words  into  as  many  subdivisions, 
for  the  convenience  of  the  student. 

We  shall  now  present  the  vowels  in 
their  serial  order,  one  at  a  time,  and 
in  doing  so  shall  present  all  the  words 
in  the  language  belonging  to  the  4th 
class  involving  the  use  of  one  vowel 
before  passing  to  those  of  the  4th  class 
requiring  the  use  of  any  other  vowel. 

'  The  student  will  soon  discover  that 
the  INITIAL  consonants,  standing  at  the 
left  hand  side  of  each  word,  are  also 
presented  in  their  serial  order,  as 
they  are  numbered  and  appear  in  the 
table,  beginning  with  number  fifteen. 

The  word  formula,  or  word  pattern, 
for  all  words  of  the  4th  class,  is  xox; 
and  this  formula,  or  pattern,  means 
that  the  first  letter  is  always  a  conso- 
nant; that  the  second  letter  is  always  a 
vowel;  that  there  is  another  consonant 
after  the  vowel;  and  that  every  word  in 
the  class  is  spelled  with  just  three 
letters,— no  more  and  no  less. 

In  the  column  headed  Science  the 
rules  must  be  followed  and  the  new 
NAMES  of  the  letters  must  be  used  :  but 
in  the  column  marked  Chaos  the  stu- 
dents will  use  the  old  letters,  calling 
them  as  they  do  under  the  system  now 
in  use. 


AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


11 


THE   FIRST   VOWEL 


The  first  vowel  represents  the 
sound  of  o,  as  in  rod,  not,  lock,  doll, 
pond,  rob.  In  the  old  system  of  spell- 
ing there  are  eight  different  ways  of 
writing  and  printing  this  sound: 
o  as  in  not  au  as  in  daunt 

a  as  in  what  ua  as  in  guard 

ea  as  in  heart  ou  as  in  hough 

e  as  in  sergeant  ow  as  in  knowledge 
But,  hereafter,  the  first  vowel  takes 
the  place  of  all  these,  and  must  be 
used  for  that  sound  whenever  and 
wherever  it  is  heard.  One  letter  for 
ONE  sound;  no  more  and  no  less. 

Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
THE  First  Vowel  "  o  "  : 


science     chaos 


tot 

tot 

top 

top 

toq 

tog 

tor 

tar 

torn 

tom 

ton 

ton 

dot 

dot 

dok 

dock 

doq 

dog 

doi 

dodge 

do! 

doll 

don 

don 

pot 

pot 

pod 

pod 

pop 

pop 

pok 

pock 

science 
poz 
por 
pol 
pom 
bob 
bod 
box 
bor 
bom 
kot 
kod 
kop 
kob 
kok 
koq 
kor 


CHA 

pa's 

par 

poll 

palm 

bob 

botch 

bosh 

bar 

balm 

cot 

cod 

cop 

cob 

cock 

cog 

car 


SCIENCE 

kom 
kon 
qot 
God 
qob 
qox 
dop 
dor 
lot 
lob 
loq 
lor 
Jon 
fop 
fob 
foq 
for 
xot 
xod 
xop 
xok 
sot 
sod 
sop 
sob 
sok 
sol 
Zor 
rot 
rod 
rob 
rok 
Total 
the  first 


CHAOS 

calm 

con 

got 

God 

gob 

gosh 

chop 

char 

jot 

job 

jog 

jar 

John 

fop 

fob 

fog 

far 

shot 

shod 

shop 

shock 

sot 

sod 

sop 

sob 

sock 

sol 

Zar 

rot 

rod 

rob 

rock 
eighty-five 
vowel  "  o." 


SCIENCE 

lot 

lop 

lok 

loq 

loi 

lol 

mop 

mob 

moz 

mor 

Mol 

not 

nod 
nob 
nok 
noq 
nod 
non 
ijot 
lion 
wod 
wod 
wox 
woz 
won 
hot 
hod 
hop 

hok 

hoq 


CHAOS 

lot 

lop 

lock 

log 

lodge 

loll 

mop     ' 

mob 

ma's 

mar 

Moll 

not 

knot 

nod 

knob 

knock 

nog 

notch 

non 

yacht 

yon 

wad 

watch 

wash 

was 

wan 

hot 

hod 

hop 

hock 

hough 

hog 


short  words  with 


THE   SECOND   VOWEL 


The  SECOND  vowel  represents  the 
sound  of  "  a  "  as  in  bat,  lad,  pan,  ran, 
rat,  have.  In  the  old  system  that  par- 
ticular sound  is  written  and  printed  in 

EIGHT   DIFFERENT  WAYS. 


a      as  in.  at  ea  as  in 

a-e   "    "  rare  e     "    " 

ai     "    "  plaid        ei    "    " 

au    "    "  draught  ua    "     " 


bear 
where 
heir 
guaranty 


Hereafter  the  second  vowel  "a"  must 
be  used  in  the  place  of  all  of  those  old 
combinations.  A  trained  ear  is  a  safe 
guide  in  spelling  this  long  list  of  short 
words. 

Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
THE  Second  Vowel  "  a  "  : 


xox 

science 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

tap 

tap 

pall 

path 

tab 

tab 

pas 

pass 

tak 

tack 

(pair 

taq 

tag 

par 

jpare 

tar 

{  tare 
I  tear 

(pear 

pal 

pal 

tan 

tan 

-pam 

palm 

dad 

dad 

pan 

pan 

dab 

dab 

•paq 

pang 

dax 

'  dash 

bat 

bat 

dar 

dare 

bad 

5  bad 
(  bade 

dam 

\  dam 
(  damn 

bak 

back 

Dan 

Dan 

„baq 

bag 

pat 

pat 

bad 

batch 

pad 

pad 

bai 

badge 

pap 

pap 

bah 

bath 

pak 

pack 

bus 

bass 

pad 

patch 

12 

STORrS  FOXETIC  PR] 

[MER 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE       CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

bar  = 

(  bare 
(  bear 

Jak  . 

=   Jack 

saq 

=   sang 

mar 

=  mare 

laq 

jag 

rat 

rat 

mal 

mal 

bam 

balm 

lam 

jam 

rap 

wrap 

mam 

mam 

ban 

ban 

fat 

fat 

rak 

rack 

man 

man 

bail 

bang 

fad 

fad 

raq 

rag 

nat 

gnat 

kat 

cat 

faq 

fag 

rah 

wrath 

(nap 
I  knap 

kap 

cap 

fai 

fadge 

rax 

rash 

nap 

kab 

cab 

far 

S  fare 
{fair 

rar 

rare 

nab 

nab 

kaq 

cag 

ram 

ram 

nak 

nack 

iad 

catch 

fan 

fan 

ran 

ran 

naq 

nag 

kaf 

calf 

faq 

fang 

raq 

rang 

nax 

gnash 

kax 

cash 

vat 

vat 

lad 

lad 

waq 

wag 

kar 

care 

van 

van 

lap 

lap 

\  ware 
}  wear 

kam 

calm 

had 

thatch 

lak 

lack 

war 

kan 

can 

hat 

that 

laq 

lag 

hat 

hat 

qat 

gat 

har 

these 

lad 

latch 

had 

had 

qad 

gad 

han 

than 

laf 

laugh 

hak. 

hack 

qap 

gap 

xad 

shad 

lah 

lath 

haq 

hag 

qab 

gab 

xar 

share 

lax 

lash 

had 

hatch 

qaq 

gag 

xal 

shall 

las 

lass 

haf 

half 

qax 

gash 

xam 

sham 

lar 

lair 

hav 

have 

qas 

gas 

sat 

sat 

lam 

lamb 

hah 

hath 

n 

gang 

sad 

sad 

mat 

mat 

hax 

hash 

chat 

sap 

sap 

mad 

mad 

haz 

has 

dap 

chap 

sak 

sack 

map 

map 

har 

{  hare 
I  hair 

daf 

chaff 

saq 

sag 

Mak 

Mack 

dar 

chair 

sav 

salve 

mad 

match 

ham 

ham 

Jap 

Jap 

sax 

sash 

max 

mash 

haq 

hang 

lab 

^jab 

Sam 

Sam 

mas 

mass 

Total  one  hundred  and  forty  short  words,  with  the  second  vowel  "a". 

THE  THIRD  VOWEL 


The  third  vowel  represents  the  sound 
of  "  u "  as  in  bud,  rub,  hut,  come,  sun, 
one.  In  the  existing  method  of  spell- 
ing there  are  six  different  ways  of 
writing  and  printing  this  sound : 
u  as  in  up  oe  as  in  does 

o  as  in  son  ou  as  in  young 

o-e  as  in  love  oo  as  in  blood 

The  third  vowel  takes  the  place  of  all 
of  these  and  is  used  to  represent  that 
sound  in  all  cases. 

Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
THE  Third  Vowel  "u": 


xox 


SCIENCE 

tub    = 

tuk 

tuq 

tud 

tuf 

tun 

tuq 
dud 
dub 
duk 
duq 
duv 
duh 
duz 


CHAOS 

tub 

tuck 

tug 

touch 

tough 

tun 

ton 

tongue 

dud 

dub 

duck 

dug 

dove 

doth 

does 


SCIENCE 

dul 
dum 

dun 

pup 
Puk 
puq 
puf 
pus 
pun 

but 

bud 
bub 
buk 


CHAOS 

dull 

dumb 

done 

dun 

pup 

Puck 

pug 

puff 

pus 

pun 

but 

butt 

bud 

bub 

buck 


SCIENCE       CHAOS 


SCIENCE        CHAOS 


buq 

bui 

buf 

bus 

buz 

bum 

bun 

bull 

kut 

kup 

kub 

kuf 

kul 

kum 

qut 

qux 

Gus 

qui 

qum 

qun 

dub 

duk 

dum 

lut 

luq 

lui 

fui 

fus 

fuz 

fun 

hud 


bug 

budge 

buff 

bus 

buzz 

bum 

bun 

bung 

cut 

cup 

cub 

cuff 

cull 

come 

gut 

gush 

Gus 

gull 

gum 

gun 

chub 

chuck 

chum 

jut 

jug 

judge 

fudge 

fuss 

fuzz 

fun 

thud 


huq  = 

=  thug 

hum 

thumb 

hus 

thus 

xut 

shut 

xuk 

shuck 

xuv 

shove 

xun 

shun 

sup 

sup 

sub 

sub 

suk 

suck 

sud 

such 

sun 

suii 

rut 

rub 

ruq 

ruf 

rux 

rum 

run 

ruii 

luk 
luq 
luv 
lul 
luq 
mud 


som 

sum 

son 

sun 

sung 

rut 

rub 

rug 

rough 

rush 

rum 

run 

wrung 

rung 

luck 

lug 

love 

lull 

lung 

mud 


AND 

SCIENCE 

OF    SPELLING 

13 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

nuk 

muck 

mul 

mull 

num 

numb 

hut 

hut 

muq 

mug 

mum 

mum 

nun 

{  none 
(  nun 

hub 

hub 

mud 

much 

nut 

nut 

huq 

hug 

muf 

mufie 

nub 

nub 

yuil 

young 

hux 

hush 

mux 

mush 

nui 

nudge 

{  one 
I  won 

hul 

hull 

mus 

muss 

nul 

null 

wun 

hum 

hum 

hull 

hung 

Total  one  hundred  and  five  short  words,  with  the  third  vowel  "  u.' 


THE  FOURTH  VOWEL 


The  fourth  vowel  stands  for  the 
sound  "  a  "  as  in  take,  lame,  pave,  gate, 
wade,  raise.  In  the  system  now  in  use 
the  sound  above  named  is  represented 

in  TEN  different  WAYS. 


a  as  in  a 


a-e 
ai 
au 
ay 


made 
sail 
gauge 
pays 


e  as  in  elite 
ee  "    "  melee 
ea  "    "  great 
ei  "    "  deign 

ey  "    "  they 


Hereafter  the  fourth  vowel,  and  that 
vowel  only,  will  stand  for  this  sound. 

Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
the  Fourth  Vowel  "a": 

xox 

SCIENCE        chaos  SCIENCE       CHAOS 


tap 
tak 

tal 

tam 
dat 
Dav 

daz 

dal 

dam 

dan 

pat 

pad 

pai 

pav 

pas 

paz 

pal 
pan 

bat 

bad 
bab 
bak 
bah 

bas 


tape 

take 

tale 

tail 

tame 

date 

Dave 

{  days 

)  daze 
dale 
dame 
deign 
pate 
paid 
page 
pave 
pace 
pays 

\  pale 

I  pail 
pane 
pain 
bate 
bait 
bade 
babe 
bake 
bathe 
base 
bass 


ban 

kat 

kap 

kak 

kai 

kav 

kas 

kal 

kam 

kan 

qat 

qai 

qav 

qaz 

qal 

qam 

qan 

daf 

das 

dan 

jad 

Jak 

jal 

Jan 

fat 


bays 
baize 


baz 

bal 

Total,  one  hundred  and  twenty-two 


bail 
bale 


fad 
fak 
fah 


bane 

cate 

cape 

cake 

cage 

cave 

case 

kale 

came 

cane 

gait 

gate 

gauge 

gave 

gaze 

gale 

game 

gain 

chafe 

chace 

chain 

jade 

Jake 

jail 

gaol 

Jane 

fate 

fete 

fade 

fake 

faith 


SCIENCE 

fas 

faz  = 

fal 
fam 

fan 

vaq 
vas 

val 


van 

ha'd 

ha'v 

ha'l 

xad 

xap 

xak 

xav 

xaz 

xal 

xam 

sat 

sak 

saj 

saf 

sav 

sal 

sam 

san 

rat 

rad 

rap 
rak 
raj 
rav 
ras 

raz 


ral 
short  words 


CHAOS 

face 

phase 

fays 

fail 

fame 

fane 

feign 

vague 

vase 

vale 

veil 

vail 

vain 

vane 

vein 

they'd 

they've 

they'l 

shade 

shape 

shake 

shave 

chaise 

shale 

shame 

sate 

sake 


SCIENCE        CHAOS 


ram 
ran      ■{  rein 


safe 
save 
sail 
sale 

same 

sein 

sane 

rate 

raid 

rayed 

rape 

rake 

rage 

rave 

race 

raise 

rays 

raze 

rail 

rale 

with  the 


lat 
lad 

lak 

lav 
lah 
las 

laz 

lam 

Ian 

mat 

mad 

mak 
mas 
maz 

mal 

mam 

man 

nad 

nav 

naz 

nal 
nam 
yaz 
Yal 

wat 

wad 

wak 
wai 
waf 
wav 


wal 

wan 
hat 
hak 
haz 

hal 
fourth  vow 


reign 

late 
{  laid 
I  layed 

lake 

lave 

lathe 

lace 

lays 

laze 

lame 

lane 

lain 

mate 

maid 

made 

make 

mace 

maize 

male 

mail 

maim 

main 

mane 

neighed 
\  knave 
I  nave 
\  neighs 
/  nays 

nail 

name 

yeas 

Yale 
(  wait 
I  weight 
\  wade 
I  weighed 

wake 

wage 

waif 

wave 

ways 

weighs 

wale 

wail 

wane 

hate 

haik 

haze 
(  hale 
{hail 
el -'a." 


14 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


THE   FIFTH    VOWEL 


The  fifth  vowel  represents  the  sound 
of  e  as  in  men,  fed,  bet,  sell,  debt,  web. 
In  the  old  method  this  sound  is  repre- 
sented in  TWELVE   DIFFERENT  WAYS  . 


e  as  in  fed 
a 


ay 


ei 


any 
said 
says 
dead 


eo  as  in  leopard 
ie    "    "   friend 
ue    "    "  guess 
u    "     "   bury 
ae    "     " 


aesthetic 


heifer        oe 


oestrum 


and  ea  represents  the  sound  more  fre- 
quently than  e  alone. 

Now  and  hereafter,  one  letter  must 
ALWAYS  stand  for  this  sound. 

Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
THE  Fifth  Vowel  "e": 


xox 


science 

chaos 

scienc 

tel 

tell 

den 

ten 

ten 

pet 

det 

debt 

pek 

ded 

dead 

peq 

dek 

deck 

pen 
bet 

def 

deaf 

deh 

death 

bed 

del 

dell 

bek 

den 

pet 

peck 

peg 

pen 

bet 

bed 

beck 


science      chaos 


beq 

beg 

bel 

^bell 
I  belle 

Ben 

Ben 

ken 

ken 

qet 

get 

qes 

guess 

dek 

check 

des 

chess 

let 

jet 

Jef 

Jeff 

Jes 

Jess 

lel 

jell 

lem 

gem 

fed 

fed 

fed 

fetch 

fez 

fez 

fel 

fell 

fen 

fen 

hem 

them 

hen 

then 

xed 

shed 

xe: 

chef 

xe 

shell 

set 

set 

sed 

said 

sei 

sedge 

Seh 

Seth 

seb 

saith 

sez 

says 

sel 

sell 

red 


\  red 
I  read 


science      chaos 


rek 
red 
ren 
let 

led 

leq 

lei 

les 

met 

mex 

mes 

mel 

men 

net 

Ned 

nek 

nel 

iiet 

qes 

iiel 

wet 

wed 

web 

wei 

wel 

wen 

hed 

hei 

hel 

hem 

hen 


wreck 

wretch 

wren 

let 

led 

lead 

leg 

ledge 

less 

met 

mesh 

mess 

mel 

men 

net 

Ned 

neck 

knell 

yet 

yes 

yell 

wet 

wed 

wead 

web 

wedge 

well 

wen 

head 

hedge 

hell 

hem 

hen 


Total  seventy-one  short  words,  with  t^e  fifth  vowel  "  e.' 


THE   SIXTH    VOW^EL 


The  sixth  vowel  stands  for  the  vowel 
sound  heard  in  the  words  deed,  peep, 
beef,  mean,  seat,  leaf.  In  the  old  meth- 
od this  sound  is  represented  in  twelve 
different  ways. 


e  as  in  me,  we 


e-e 
ee 
ea 
ei 

90 


eve 

feel 

weak 

seize 

people 


ey  as  in  key 


CE 

uay 


pique 

brief 

paean 

phoenix 

quay 


Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
the  Sixth  Vowel  "e": 


science 
t£k 
t£q 
ted 

t£U 

teh 

t£Z 
tEl 


XOX 


CHAOS 

teak 

teague 

teach 

teeth 

teethe 

teas 

tease 

t'jal 


science       CHAOS 

t£m      ^  *®a°i 


ten 
dtd 
dtp 
del 

dsm 


teem 
teen 
deed 
deep 
deal 
{  deem 
/  disme 


science 
den 

P£t 

pst 

PEP 

pEk 
pEd 

PES 
PEZ 
PEl 

bEt 

bEd 
bEk 

b£d 

bef 
bez 
bEm 
bEn 


CHAOS 

dean 

Pete 

peat 

peep 
(  peak 
j  peek 
(  pique 

peach 
\  piece 
}  peace 

peas 

peal 

peel 

beat 

beet 

bead 

beak 

beach 

beech 

beef 

bees 

beam 

bean 


science 


CHAOS 


kEd 

keyed 

k£p 

keep 

k£Z 

{  keys 
(  quays 

k£l 

keel 

kEU 

keen 

qES 

geese 

dEt 

cheat 

dEp 

cheap 

ElEk 

chee  £ 

dEf 

chief 

d£Z 

cheese 

m 

Ueet 
Ueat 

fEd 

feed 

M 

fief 

f£Z 

VEl 
ll£f 
h£m 

kEZ 
XEt 
XE,p 


feel 

veal 

thief 

theme 

these 

sheet 

sheep 


AND    SCIE-XCE 

OF    SPELLING 

15 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE       CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

XEt 

sheaf 

red 

{  read 

l£S 

lease 

n£l 

kneel 

xeU 

sheath 

I  reed 

l£Z 

lees 

W£d 

weed 

X£h 

sheathe 

rsp 

reap 

l£l 

leal  ' 

W£p 

weep 

x£n 

S£t 

sheen 
seat 

r£k 

{  reek 
I  wreak 

kn 

\  lean 
(  lien 

W£k 

\  weak 
I  week 

S£d 

(  seed 
I  cede 

r£d 

reach 

(  meat 
j  meet 
(mete 

W£V 

weave 

r£: 

reef 

m£t 

W£V 

we've 

S£p 

seap 

r£h 

wreath  ' 

W£l 

weal 

SEk 

seek 

r£h 

wreathe 

m£d 

\  mead 
I  meed 

W£'l 

we'll 

S£l 

siege 

r£l 

reel 

w£n 

wean 

S£k 

seethe 

r£m 

ream 

m£n 

\  mean 
/  mien 

h£t 

heat 

SES 

cease 

l£d 

leed 

h£d 

heed       >^ 

(  sees 

kp 

leap 

n£t 

neat 

h£'d 

he'd      / 

S£Z 

j  seas 

l£k 

(  leak 

n£d 

(  need 
(  knead 

h£p 

heap    n 

(  seize 

neek 

h£V 

heave  \ 

S£l 

J  seal 
(  ceil 

kq 

league 

n£p 

neap 

h£U 

heath    \ 

l£d 

{  leach 

I  leech 

liegG 

n£U 

neath 

h£l 

(heal 
heel 

i  seem 
(  seam 

n£s 

niece 

S£m 

l£l 

n£z 

knees 

h£'l 

he'l 

sen 

(  seen 
I  scene 

M 

\  leaf 
lliet 

Total    one  hundred  and 

ten    short 

Z£l 

zeal 

lev 

leave 

words, 

with  the 

SIXTH  VOWEL  "e". 

OF  THE 

UNIVERSr 

OF 


^>^L 


THE   SEVENTH   VOWEL 


The  SEVENTH  VOWEL  represents  the 
sound  of  "  i,"  as  in  did,  lip,  win,  sick, 
kill,  fear.  In  the  system  now  in  use 
this  sound  is  still  represented  in  twelve 

DIFFERENT  WAYS. 


as  in  did 
"    "   sieve 
"     "   English 
"    "  dear 
"     "   forfeit 
"    "   been 


o     { 
oi 
u 
ui 

y 

e-e 


m  women 
"  tortoise 
"   busy 
"  build 
"  symbol 
"  here 


Eleven  of  these  methods  now  disap- 
pear ;  and  the  old  letter  "  i  "  now  takes 


the  place  of  all  of  them. 

Words 

OF   THE 

Fourth  Class,  with 

THE  Seventh  Vowel 

"i":- 

XOX 

science 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

chaos 

tit 

tit 

dir 

(  dear 
/  deer 

tip 

tip 

tik 

tick 

dil 

dill 

tif 

tiff 

dim 

dim 

tir 

{  tear 

din 

din 

diq 

ding 

til 

till 

pit 

pit 

Tim 

Tim 

pip 

pip 

tin 

tin 

pik 

pick 

did 

did 

piq 

pig 

dip 

dip 

pid 

pitch 

Dik 

Dick 

pih 

pith 

diq 

dig 

pir 

J  peer 
^pier 

did 

ditch 

dif 

diff 

pil 

pill 

dix 

dish 

pin 

pin 

dis 

dis 

3it 

bit 

^lENCE 

CHAOS 

science 

CHAC 

bid 

bid 

^      fit 

fit 

bib 

bib 

fip 

fip 

biq 

big 

fib 

fib 

bif 

biff 

fiq 

fig 

bir 

(  beer 
)  bier 

fix 

fish 

fiz 

J  phiz 
I  fizz 

bil 

bill 

bin 

{  been 
|bin 

fir 

fear 

:il 

fill 

kit 

kit 

Fil 

Phil 

kid 

kid 

fin 

fin 

kip 

kip 

Vik 

Vick 

kik 

kick 

vir 

veer 

kih 

kith 

vil 

ville 

kis 

kiss 

vim 

vim 

kil 

<kill 
kiln 

vin 

vin 

hik 

thick 

kin 

kin 

bin 

thin 

kill 

king 

his 

this 

qiq 

gig 

xip 

ship 

qiv 

give 

xir 

(  shear 
(  shire 

qir 

gear 

qil 

gill 

xin 

shin 

dit 

chit 

sit 

sit 

dip 

chip 

sip 

sip 

dik 

chick 

sik 

sick 

dir 

cheer 

siv 

sieve 

dil 

chill 

sis 

siss 

din 

chin 

sir 

{  sear 

/  seer 

sill 

lit 

Uit 
git 

sil 

lib 

jib 

sin 

sin 

liq 

Jig 

sill 

sing 

lir. 

jeer 

rit 

writ 

lil 

gill 

rid 

rid 

Jim 

Jim 

rip 

rip 

S  Jin 
(gin 

rib 

rib 

lin 

rik 

rick 

16 

STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS . 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

riq 

rig 

lim 

\  limb 
( limn 

nik 

nick 

wil 

will 

rid 

rich 

nid 

nitch 

Wil 

Will 

rii 

ridge 

(lin 

nir 

near 

win 

win 

rir 

rear 

lin 

]  linne 

nil 

nil 

will 

wing 

ril 

rill 

( lyn 

ilir 

year 

hit 

hit 

rim 

rim 

mit 
mid 
mif 
mih 
mis 
mir 

mit 
mid 
miff 

wit 

wit 

hid 

hid 

rill 

(ring 
(  wring 

wik 
wiq 

wick    . 
wig 

hip 
hid 

hip 
hitch 

lit 
lid 
lip 

lit 
lip 
lid 

myth 
miss 
mere 

wid 
wih 
wih. 

witch 
withe 
with 

his 
hiz 
hil 

hiss 

his 

hill 
(him 
(  hymn 

lik 

lick 

mil 

mill 

(  wear 

him 

liv 

live 

nit 

{  nit 

wir 

•  wier 

lih 

lith 

^knit 

weir 

Liz 

Liz 

nip 

nip 

Total 

one  hundred  and 

forty-three 

lir 

leer 

nib 

nib 

short  words  with  the 

SEVENTH  VOWEL  '  1. 

THE   EIGHTH   VOWEL 


The  EIGHTH  VOWEL  represents  the 
vowel  sound  that  is  heard  in  tall,  daub, 
lawn,  for,  war,  corn.  This  sound  is  rep- 
resented in  the  old  method  in  eight 

DIFFERENT  WAYS. 


a    as  in  ball 
au  "    "  pause 
aw  "    "  laws 
eo  "    "  George 


o    as  in  horse 

oa  "    "  broad 

ou  "    "  sought 

ao  "    "  extraordinary 


SCIENCE        CHAOS 


SCIENCE        CHAOS 


Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
THE  Eighth  Vowel  "a." 


xox 


science 
tat 
tak 
tas 
tal 
dab 
daq 
daf 
dan 
pad 

paz 

Pal 
pan 


chaos 
taught 
talk 
toss 
tall 
daub 
dog 
dofie 
dawn 
pawed 
\  paws 
}  pause 
Paul 
pawn 


science 
bat 
bad 
bak 
bas 

bal 

kat 
kad 
kaf 

kaz 
kal 


chaos 
bought 
bawd 
balk 
boss 
ball 
bawl 
caught 
cawed 
cough 
caws 
cause 
call 
caul 


qap 

qak 

qas 

qaz 

qal 

Gal 

qan 

qaii 

dak 

lad 

laz 

fat 

far 

1^^ 
fan 

hat 

had 

haz 

hail 

xal 

sat 

sad 

sas 

saz 

Sal 

sail 

rat 

raU 

rail 

lad 


Total  seventy-four  short  words  with  the  eighth 


gawp 

gawk 

goss 

gauze 

gall 

Gaul 

gone 

gong 

chalk 

jawed 

jaws 

fought 

for 

fall 

fawn 

thought 

thawed 

thaws 

thong 

shawl 

sought 

sawed 

sauce 

saws 

Saul 

song 

wrought 

wroth 

wrong 
i  laud 
(  la  wed 
VOWEL  "a." 


laq 

log 

las 

loss 

laz 

laws 

Ian 

lawn 

laii 

long 

Mad 

Maud 

mak 

mawk 

mah 

moth 

mas 

moss 

maz 

maws 

mal 

^  mall 
I  maul 

nad 

gnawed 

naz 

gnaws 

nar 

nor 

iiap 

yawp 

iial 

yawl 

qan 

yawn 

wak 

walk 

war 

war 

wal 

wall 

hat 

haught 

had 

hawed 

hak 

hawk 

haz 

haws 

hal 

(hall 
(  haul 

(  haum 

ham 

■  halm 

1  hawm 

THE   NINTH    VOWEL 


The  ninth  vowel  represents  the  vow- 
el sound  that  is  heard  in  coal,  roll, 
soul,  home,  four,  roar.  Heretofore  the 
sound  has  been  represented  in  thir- 
teen different  ways. 


o      as  in  no,  so 
o-e    "     "  bone 
au     "    "  hautboy 


eau  as  in  beau 
eo     "    "  yeoman 

ew    "    "  sew 


oa  as  in  boat 

oe  "  "  hoe 
ou  "  "  soul 
ow  "     "   flow 


owe  as  in  owed 
oo     "     "  door 
wo    "     "  sword 
ewe  "     "  sewed 


Hereafter  the  new  letter  e  must  take 
the  place  of  all  of  these. 

WoRdPS  OF  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
the  ninth  vowel  "e": 


AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


17 


XOX 


SCIENXE       CHAOS 

tet  tote 

ted       \  ^?f,_ -, 


tez 

ter 

tel 

tern 

ten 

det 

dep 

dev 

dez 

der 

del 

dem 

pep 

pek 

ped 

pez 

per 

pel 

pen 
bet 

bed 

beh 

bez 

ber 

bel 

ben 

ket 

ked 
kep 


SCIENCE        CHAOS 


kek 

ked 
kev 

ker 

kel 

kem 

ken 

qet 

qed 

qez 

qor 

qel 
dek 
dez 
der 
Jev 
Jez 

lel 

fek 
fez 

fer 

fel 

fern 

fen 

vet 

veq 

kez 

xet 

xed 


xer 
xel 

xen 


\  coke 

}  coak 
coach 
cove 
core 
corps 
coal 
comb 
cone 
goat 
goad 
goes 

S  gore 

)  goar 
goal 
choke 
chose 
chore 
Jove 
Joe's 

\  jole 

I  jowl 
folk 
foes 

^  fore 

I  four 
foal 
foam 
phone 
vote 
vogue 
those 
shote 

\  showed 

I  shewed 
shows 
shews 
shore 
shoal 
shown 
shewn 


SCIENCE 

sed 

Sep 
sek 

sez 

ser 

sel  = 

sen 
zen 
ret 

red 


rep 
reb 
req 
red 
rev 


rez 

rer 

rel 

Rem 
rem 
ren 
let 

led 

leb 
lef 

leh 

leh 


CHAOS 

sowed 
sewed 
soap 
soak 
sows 
sews 
sore 
soar 
sole 
soul 
sown 
sewn 
zone 
\  rote 
I  wrote 
(  rowed 
j  rode 
(road 
rope 
robe 
rogue 
roach 
rove 
rose 
rows 
roes 
roar 
^  role 
^roU 
Rome 
roam 
roan 
lote 
load 
lode 
lobe 
loaf 
loath 
loth 
loathe 


SCIENCE 

ler 
lem 

len 
met 


med 

mep 
mek 


mer 
mel 


net 
ned 

nez 

nel 

nem 

nen 

qek 

iier 

wek 

wev 

wez 

wer 

hed 

hep 

hev 

hez 


her 


hel 

hem 
hen 


CHAOS 

lore 
loam 
lone 
loan 
mote 
moat 
mode 
mowed 
mope 
moke 
mauve 
more 
mohr 
mole 
\  moan 
}  mown 
note 
node 
\  nose 
I  knows 
knoll 
gnome 
known 
yoke 
yore 
woke 
wove 
woes 
wore 
hoed 
hope 
hove 
hoes 
hose 
hoar 
whore 
hole 
whole 
home 
hone 


Total  one  hundred  and  twenty  short 
words,  with  the  ninth  vowel  "  e." 


THE  TENTH  VOWEL 


The  tenth  vowel  represents  the  vow- 
el sound  that  is  heard  in  sir,  her,  fur, 
bird,  word,  heard.  Previously  this 
sound  has  been  placed  upon  paper  in 

EIGHT   different   WAYS. 


u  as  in  hurt 

e    "    "  her 
ea    "    "  heard 
i    "     "  sir 


o  as  in  word 
ou    "    "    scourge 

y    "     "    myrrh 
ue    "    "    guerdon 


SCIENCE      CHAOS 

pur 


iil^'This  sound  is  used  in  the  English 
tongue  only  in  words  of  one  syllable 
BEFORE  "  R,"  and  in  accented  syllables 

BEFORE  "  R."  "^ 

Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
THE  Tenth  Vowel  "u": 


XOX 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 


bar 
kur 
fur 


per 

purr 

bur 

burr 

cur 

fur 

fir 


sur 


sir 
sur 
ser 


mar       myrrh 
war       were 
har        her 


Total    eight    short   words  with    the 

TENTH  VOWEL   "a." 

B:^"  In  writing  with  pen  or  pencil,  it 
is  not  necessary  to  mark  this  letter. 
Leave  the  marking  of  this  letter  for  the 
printers  and  the  sign  painters.  It 
should  be  made  a  little  wider— from 
left  to  right  —than  the  third  vowel,  the 
old  letter  "  u. 


18 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


THE   ELEVENTH    VOWEL 


The  eleventh  vowel  is  not  used  in 
English  and  American  words  of  the 
FOUETH  CLASS  ;  and  in  only  one  word  in 
our  language. 


It  is  fully  explained  in  the  "Rules  for 
Producing  the  Vowels,"  and  for  "Tabu- 
lating the  Universal  Alfabet." 


THE   TWELFTH    VOWEL 


The  twelfth  vowel  stands  for  the 
vowel  sound  that  is  heard  in  tomb, 
boot,  pool,  soup,  rood,  loom,  whom.  ^ 

In  the  Romanic  Alfabet  this  sound  is 
placed  upon  paper,  written  and  printed 

in  SIX  DIFFERENT  WAYS. 

o    as  in  do,  to  oe  as  in  shoe 

o-e "    "    move  ou  "    "    soup 

oo  "    "    boot  wo  "     "    two 

The  new  letter  "  oo  "  will  hereafter  be 
used  instead  of  any  one  of  the  fore- 
going SIX  METHODS. 

Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
THE  Twelfth  Vowel  "cd": 

xox 


science 

chaos 

science 

chaos 

tCDt 

(toot 
(tout 

bcDt 

boot 

booh 

booth 

tCDh 

tooth 

bcDz 

booze 

tODZ 

twos 

bcom 

boom 

tcor 

tour 

bcDn 

boon 

tcol 

tool 

kODt 

coot 

toom 

tomb 

kood 

cooed 

dODX 

douch 

kcDp 

.  coop 

dcDm 

doom 

k<DZ 

cooes 

pool 

pool 

kool 

cool 

science     chaos 
.  kcDn       coon 


qcDS 
qool 

dCDZ 
fCDd 

fool 
xoot 
xcod 
xooz 

SCDt 
SflOp 

sooh 

sooh 

scon 

root 

rood 

roof 

roox 

rco^ 

room 

loot 

loop 

loos 


goose 
\  gool 
I  ghoul 

choose 

food 

fool 

shoot 

shooed 

shoes 

soot 

soup 

sooth 

soothe 

soon 

root 

rood 

roof 

rouche 

rouge 

room 

loot 

loop 

loose 


science 
looz 
loom 
loon 
moot 
mood 
moov 
moos 
moon 
nooz 
noon 
qooh 
qoos 
iiooz 
qoor 
wood 
woof 
wooz 
hoot 
hoo'd 


chaos 
lose 
loom 
loon 
moot 
mood 
move 
moose 
moon 
noose 
noon 
youth 
use 
use 
your 
wooed 
woof 
wooes 
hoot 
who'd 
\  hoop 


l^^P  IwhTop 
hoof        hoof 
hooz        whose 
hoom      whom 


Total  sixty-five  short  words  with  the 

TWELFTH  VOWEL  "  00." 


THE   THIRTEENTH    VOWEL 


The  thirteenth  vowel  stands  for 
the  vowel  sound  that  is  heard  in  took, 
push,  look,  good,  poor,  book. 

The  old  alfabet  and  the  old  system  of 
spelling  place  this  sound  upon  paper  in 

FOUR  DIFFERENT  WAYS— Only  four. 


o  as  in  wolf           ou  as  in  would 
oo    "    "  book            u    "    "    put 

FIRST   CASE,  CHAOS 

o  as 
o    " 

in  not,  rod,  God 
"    son,  won,  done 

o    " 

o    " 

o    " 

o-e    " 

"    women 

"    or,  for,  horse 

"    no,  so,  go 

"    bone,  home,  bode 

o-e   " 

o-e    " 

o    " 

o    " 

o    " 

"    move,  prove 
"    love,  dove,  glove 
"    word,  work 
"    do,  to,  who 
"    wolf 

Eleven  different  sounds. 


SECOND   CASE 

oo  as  in  door,  floor 
oo    "     "    boot,  mood 
oo    "     "    book,  look 
oo    "     "'    blood,  flood 
Four  different  sounds. 

THIRD  CASE 

ou  as  in  hough 

ou  "  "    young 

ou  "  "    sought,  bought 

ou  "  "    soul,  four,  pour 

ou  "  "    scourge 

ou  "  "    soup,  ghoul 

ou  "  "    round,  found 

ou  "  "    would,  could 
Eight  different  sounds. 

FOURTH  CASE 

u  as  in  up,  us,  tub 
u    "     "    bury 
u    "     "    busy 


AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


19 


u  as  in  fur,  hurt 
u    "    "   Duke,  Luke 
u    "    "  put,  sugar 
Six  different  sounds 

Such  confusion  coDSumes  the  stu- 
dents' time,  overtaxes  the  memory,  dis- 
courages effort,  and  destroys  ambition. 

Let  us  examine  these  ancient  stum- 
blingblocks  just  a  little  further: 

a  as  in  what,  wad,  was 
a    "    "  man,  had,  has 
a    "    "a 

a    "     "  made,  shade 
a    "    "  ball,  fall,  all 

So  a  stands  for  some  four  or  five  sounds. 
And  e  has  six  sounds  as  follows  : 

e  as  in  me,  he,  we       e  as  in  elite,  fete 
e  "    "  bed,  led,  met  e  "    "  her,  per 
e-e  "    "  where,  there  e  "    "  sergeant 

The  combination  ei  has  six  sounds, 
as  follows  : 


ei  as  in  heir 
ei    "    "   deign 

ei    "    " 


ei  as  m  seize 
ei    "    "  sleight 
ei    ' 


heifer        ei    "     "   forfeit 
Even  ie  has  four  sounds,  as  follows 


ie  as  in  friend 
ie    "    "   brief 


le  as  m  sieve 
ie    "     "  die,  lie 


So  also  ai  has  four  sounds 


ai  as  in  maid,  laid 
ai    "     "  plaid 


ai  as  in  said 
ai    "     "   aisle 


And  ea  has  seven  sounds,  as  follows 


ea  as  in  beat,  heat 
ea  "    "  heart 
ea  "   "  great 
ea  "    "  bear,  wear 


ea  as  in  dead,  head 
ea  "  "  dear,  hear 
ea  "   "  heard 


There  are  only  nineteen  vowel  and 
compound  vowel  sounds  heard  in  the 
English  and  American  language  ;  and 
nineteen  letters — one  letter  for  each 
SOUND— ought  to  take  the  place  of  all 
of  the  foregoing  multitude  of  letters, 
and  letter  combinations,  that  discour- 
age and  overwork  the  student. 

Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
the  thirteenth  vowel  "o": 

xox 


science 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

tok 

took 

fCDl 

full 

pCDt 

put 

xcod 

should 

PCDX 

push 

XCDk 

shook 

PCDS 

puss 

sot 

soot 

par 

poor 

rok 

rook 

pol 

3Ull 

lok 

look 

bok 

3ook 

{  wood 

I  would 

wool 

bCDX 

bush 

wod 

bcDr 
bol 

boor 
bull 

wol 

kod 

could 

hod 

hood 

kcok 

cook 

hoop 

hoop 

qcod 

good 

hcok 

hook 

fot 

foot 

hCDf 

hoof 

Total 

twenty-six 

words, 

with    th 

THIRTEENTH  VOWEL  " 

o." 

THE   FOURTEENTH    VOWEL 


Strictly  speaking,  the  fourteenth 
vowel  is  only  a  half-vowel,  or  a  very 

OBSCURE  vowel  ;  a  vague  AND  INDEFINITE 

vowel  ;  or  a  half-sounced  vowel. 

In  our  language  this  vowel  is  never 
accented,  or  specially  emphasized.  It  is 
not  used  in  English  and  American 
words  of  the  fourth  class.  It  is  not 
strictly  and  properly  used  in  English  and 
American  words  of  one  syllable,  when 
the  same  are  slowly  spoken,  heavily 

ACCENTED,    Or     POSITIVELY     PRONOUNCED; 

but  it  is  very  often  and  very  properly 
used  in  a  few  of  oar  very  common  and 
VERY  SMALL  WORDS,  wheu  they  are 
LIGHTLY  or  RAPIDLY  SPOKEN,  Thcse  Very 
few  and  very  short  words  —  so  lightly 
AND  RAPIDLY  SPOKEN  — are  among  those 
most  commonly  used  in  conversation, 
and  are  very  often  repeated, — perhaps 
hundreds,  or  even  thousands  of  times 
a  day. 


In  English  words  of  two,  three  or 
more  syllables,  however,  it  is  properly 
used,  and  used  more  frequently  than 
any  other  one  of  the  nineteen  vowels. 

It  is  heard  in  all  the  languages 
spoken  by  man  ;  and  is  more  frequently 
used  than  any  other  one  of  the  vowels, 
among  all  the  nations  of  the  earth. 

In  the  Romanic  A  If  abet  and  the  Eng- 
lish System  of  Spelling  this  half-sound 
is  spelled,  written,  and  printed  in 
twenty  different  ways.  These  will  be 
shown  to  the  student  elsewhere. 

E^  In  writing  this  fourteenth  vowel 
— this  half-vowel — with  pen  or  pencil, 
it  NEED  not  be  marked.  It  sliould  be 
written  just  the  same  as  the  third  vowel 
"  u,"  except  it  should  be  made  a  little 
wider  from  left  to  right.  ""^ 


20 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


LETTER   NUMBER   FORTY-THREE 


Letter  number  forty-three  repre-  ;  science    chaos 


SCIENCE 


CHAOS 


sents  the  compound  vowel  sound  that 
is  heard  in  ride,  fight,  type,  lied,  mine, 
sign,  rhyme. 

In  the  English  System  of  Spelling 
this  sound  is  written  and  printed  in 
TWELVE  different  ways. 


i-e  as  in  mile 

oi  as 

in  choir 

ai    "    "    aisle 

ui  " 

"    guide 

ei    "    "    sleight 

uy  " 

"    buy 

ey  "    "    eying 

y   " 

"    try 

eye"    "    eye 

ye" 

"    rye 

ie    "    "    die 

i     " 

"    high 

Now  see  how  much  easier,  and 
BETTER,  and  neater,  and  smoother,  and 
FASTER  the  spelling  can  be  done,  when 
we  follow  the  Laws  of  Nature  and  the 
Rules  of  Science. 

Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 

THE  Compound  Vcwel  Number 

Forty-nine,  o  +  e  =  c  : 


xox 


CHAOS 

tight 

tied 

tide 

type 

tike 

\  tithe 

I  tythe 

ties 

tile 

{ time 

(  thyme 

tine 

Uied 

}  dyed 

dike 

dive 

dice 

Total  ninety-three 


science 
tct 
ted 

tcp 
tck 

tch 

tcz 
tcl 

tcm 

ten 

dcd 

dck 
dcv 
dcs 


SCIEN 

dcz 

dcm 
den 
pcd 
pep 
pck 
pcz 
pel 
pen 
bet 
bed 
bck 
bcz 
kct 
kcl 
kcm 
words, 


ken 
qcd 

qcz 

qcl 

dcd 

dcm 

den 

icb 

fct 

fcf 

fcv 

fcl 

fen 

vcs 

vcz 
vcl 
vcn 
hcz 
hen 

xcd 


xcz 


CE      CHAOS 

dies 
dyes 
dime 
dine 
pied 
pipe 
pike 
pies 
pile 
pine 
bite 
bide 
bike 
buys 
kite 
chyle 
chyme 
with  the  compound  vow 


set 


scd 


ret 

red 
rep 
rcf 
rev 

res 


kine 
(  guide 
I  guyed 

guys 

guyes 

guise 

guile 

chide 

chime 

chine 

jibe 

fight 

fife 

five 

file 

fine 
{  vice 
I  vise 

vies 

vile 

vine 

thighs 

thine 
(  shide 
]  shied 
( shyed 
J  shyes 
(  shies 

shine 
( site 
J  cite 
( sight 
\  side 
I  sighed 
(  size 
I  sighs 
(  right 
■]  write 
(  Wright 

ride 

ripe 

rife 

rive 

rice 

rise 
el  number 


{  rise 

rcz 

(  ryes 

(  rime 
)  rhyme 

rem 

Ren 

Rhein 

let 

light 

led 

lied 

Ick 

like 

Icf 

life 

lev 

live 

Ich 

lithe 

Ics 

lice 

Icz 

\  lies 

1cm 

lime 

Icn 

line 

met 

\  might 
I  mite. 

Mck 

Mike 

mcs 

mice 

mcl 

mile 

men 

mine 

net 

^  night 

}  knight 

ncf 

knife 

ncs 

nice 

Ncl 

Nile 

ncn 

nine 

wet 

wight 

wed 

wide 

wep 

wipe 

wcf 

wife 

wcz 

wise 

wcl 

wile 

wen 

wine 

hct 
hcd 

hck 

hcv 
hcz 


hight 

height 

hide 

hied 

hike 

hyke 

hive 

hies 


forty-three,  o-f-£=-c. 


NEW  RULE   FOR   THE   LETTER   RE 


The  letter  re  (R.  r.) — letter  number 
thirty-one — is  the  "  chief  of  the  tribe 
OF  CONSONANTS."  And  here  we  present 
a  new  and  universal  rule  in  connec- 
tion with  this  letter. 

G^^Rule:  Whenever  any  compound 
vowel  stands  before  the  letter  re,  in  any 
SHORT  WORD,  or  word  of  one  syllable, 

the  FOURTEENTH  VOWEL,  —  the  HALF- 
VOWEL,— the  obscure  vowel, — the  half- 
sounded  VOWEL  must  be  placed  between 

THEM."^ 


In  accordance  with  this  rule,  the  word: 
tcr  becomes  teur  fcr  becomes  fcur 
dcr  "  dcur  scr  "  scar 
per  "  pcur  wcr  "  wciir 
bcr  "  bcur  her  "  heur 
and  so  on  all  the  way  through  the  entire 
list. 

This  rule  does  not  change  the  pro- 
nunciation of  these  words,  but  makes 
them  plainer,  simpler,  smoother  and 
EASIER  than  they  have  ever  been  before, 

and  ENTIRELY  AND  PERFECTLY  REGULAR. 


AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


21 


SCIENCE 

tcur 

Tcur 

dcur 

pcur 

beur 
qcur 
fcur 
xcur 


XOX 


CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

tire 
tyer 

scur 

(sire 
/  sigher 

Tyre 

I  lyre 

dire 

lour 

•  liar 

dyer 

(  Iyer 

pire 

mcur 

mire 

Dyre 

Mcar 

Myer 

Duyer 

ncur 

nigher 

guyer 

wcur 

wire 

fire 
shyer 

hour 

{  hire 
I  higher 

These  short  words  of  one  syllable 
with  the  half-vowel  inserted— after  the 
compound  vowel  and  before  the  re — are 
still  counted  and  classed  as  words  of 
one  syllable,  although  they  are  now 
and  always  have  been  words  of  a 
syllable-and-a-half. 

This  list  adds  thirteen  short  words  of 
the  FOURTH  class  to  the  foregoing 
ninety-three  words,  making  a  total  of 
one  hundred  and  six  short  words  of  the 
fourth  class,  with  the  compound  vowel 
number  forty-three,  04-£=C. 


LETTER   NUMBER   FORTY-NINE 


Letter  number  forty-nine  stands 
for  the  compound  vowel  sound  that  is 
heard  in  boys,  toil,  choice,  coin,  noise, 
hoist.  There  are,  comparatively,  but 
few  words  in  the  English  language  in 
which  this  sound  is  used. 

The  old  methods  had  two  ways  of 
writing  this  sound : 

oi  as  in  boil,  oil;  and  oy  as  in  boys,  toys. 

Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
Letter  Number  Forty-nine, 


XOX 

science 

chaos 

science 

chaos 

tod 

toyed 

l©z 

joys 

t©z 

toys 

ion 

join 

tol 

toil 

fol 

foil 

poz 

poise 

v©d 

void 

boz 

boys 

v©s 

voice 

bol 

boil 

G©1 

soil 

kol 

coil 

r©l 

roil 

kon 

coin 

l©n 

loin 

dos 

choice 

noz 

noise 

los 

joice 

tour 

toyer 

Total  twenty  short  words,  with  the 
compound  vowel,  number  forty-nine, 
a4-£=o. 


LETTER  NUMBER   FIFTY -THREE 


Letter  number  fifty-three,  stands 
for  the  compound  vowel  sound  that  is 
heard  in  buoy,  buoys,  buoyed,  buoyant. 

These  words  came  into  our  language 
from  the  French.  The  method  of 
spelling  them  came  from  the  same 
source  —  that  is  to  say,  the  words  and 
the  vowel  sound  heard  in  them  and 
the  method  of  spelling  the  same  are  all 
borrowed.  But  they  have  been  bor- 
rowed so  long  that  the  English  lan- 
guage has  acquired  possession. 


Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 

the  Compound  Vowel  Number 

Fifty-three,  co  -f  e  =  cb  : 


XOX 

chaos         science 
buoyed         bcBz 


SCIENCE        chaos  SCIENCE  CHAOS 

b(Bd  buoyed         bcBz  buoys 

bcBur  buoyer 

Total  three  short  words,  with    the 
compound  vowel  number  fifty-three, 

CD -[-£=<». 


LETTER   NUMBER   FIFTY-FIVE 


Letter  number  fifty-five  stands  for 
the  compound  vowel  sound  that  is 
heard  in  town,  doubt,  bowed,  cloud, 
couch,  rouse. 

Under  the  antique  system  this  sound 
was  written  in  two  ways  : 

ou,  as  in  doubt        ow,  as  in  down. 


But  the  combination  ou  is  used  to 
represent  seven  other  sounds  besides 
this  one :  and  ow  is  used  to  represent 
TWO  OTHER  sounds  besidcs  this  one. 

Words  of  the  Fourth  Class,  with 
Compound  Vowel  Number  Fifty- 
five,  o  -f  00  =  ai : 


22 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


XOX 


SCIENCE 

tcun 
dcut 
dcus 
dcun 
pcut 
beat 
bold 

bCQZ 

kcad 
kcud 

kaiz 

qcut 
qcun 

fcal 


CHAOS 

town 

doubt 

douse 

down 

pout 

bout 

bowed 

bows 

boughs 

cowed 

couch 

cows 

cowes 

gout 

gown 

foul 

fowl 


SCIENCE 

vcad 
void 

VCQZ 

xcut 

SCQh 

sois 
scuz 

roit 

rcaz 

lait 

laid 

mcah 

maih 

mois 


CHAOS 

vowed 

vouch 

vows 

shout 

south 

souce 

souse 

sows 

rout 

route 

rouse 

rows 

lout 

loud 

mouth 

mouthe 

mouse 


SCIENCE 

moid 

mcuz 

ncut 

neon 

ycul 


CHAOS 

mowed 

mows 

knout 

noun 

yowl 


SCIENCE 

hais 
haiz 
hail 
hain 


CHAOS 

house 
house 
howl 
hown 


(The  new  rule  concerning  the  half- 
vowel  before  the  "Chief  of  the  Tribe" 
r,  is  given  under  the  letter  c.) 


toiur 

tower 

vaiur 

vower 

daiar 

dower 

xoiur 

shower 

paiur 

power 

saiur 

sour 

baiur 

bower 

kuiir , 

lower 

kaiur 

cower 

mcuur 

mower 

qcuur 

gower 

Total  forty-seven  short  words,  with 
compound  vowel  number  fifty-five, 
o-fo)— ai. 


LETTER   NUMBER   SIXTY-ONE 


Letter  number  sixty-one  represents 
the  compound  vowel  sound  that  is 
heard  in  tune,  duke,  dues,  cube,  chewed, 
viewed. 

Our  predecessors  have  succeeded  in 
writing  and  printing  this  sound  in 
eleven  different  ways. 

Here  are  the  eleven  specimens  of 
British  and  American  progress,  as 
exemplified  in  their  "orthodox  method" 
of  writing  and  printing  one  compound 
vowel  : 

u       as  in  rule  ieu     as  in  adieu 

eau    "    "   beauty      lew     "    "   view 
eu      "    "   feud  iewe    "    "   viewed 

ew     "    "   new  ue       "    "   true- 

ewe   "    "   chewed      ui        "    "   suit 
eo  as  in  feodal 

Now  let  us  spell  the  following  sixty- 
four  words  in  accordance  with  the  laws 
OF  science. 

English  and  American  Words  of  the 

Fourth  Class,  with  Compound 

Vowel  Number  sixty-one. 

iH-CD  =  m: 


SCIENCE  chaos 

tmb  tube 

turn  tune 

dmd  dude 

dmp  dupe 

duik  duke 


XOX 

SCIENCE  CHAOS 

duce 
deuce 

dmz     H^^« 
(  dews 

pmk       puke 


dms 


'      XOX 

SCIENCE        CHAOS  SCIENCE       CHAOS 


pmz 
kmt 

pews 
cute 

mraz 

S  muse 
/  mews 

kuib 

cube 

mral 

mule 

dmd 

chewed 

nrad 

nude 

dmz 

chews 

nraz 

news 

imt 

jute 

{  yews 
/  ewes 

imd 

jewed 

ijraz 

Jmz 

Jews 

hrad 

^  hued 

Jmn 

June 

I  hewed 

fmd 

feud 

hrai 

huge 

fraz 

fuse 

hraz 

\  hues 
}  hews 

fram 

fume 

vrad 

viewed 

hum 

hewn 

vraz 

views 

5  suit 
(  suite 

(The 

remainder 

srat 

are  a  syllable  and 

srad 

sued 

a  half.) 

sraz 

sues 

rrad 

rude 

Dranr 

pure 

Rrab 

Rube 

traur 

cure 

Rrah 

Ruth 

draur 

chewer 

rraz 

{  rues 
(  ruse 

fraur 

fewer 

vmur 

viewer 

rral 

rule 

xraur 

sure 

rram 

rhuem 

sraur 

sewer 

rran 

rune 

rraur 

ruer 

Irat 

lute 

Iraiir 

lure 

Irad 

lewd 

mraur 

mewer 

Lrak 

Luke 

nraur 

newer 

mrat 

mute 

iiraur 

ewer 

mrad 

mewed 

huiur 

hewer 

Total 

sixty-four  short  words,  with  the 

compound    vowel 

number 

SIXTY-ONE. 

i  +  CD  = 

ra. 

AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


23 


ADVICE  TO  STUDENT 


Every  student  who  has  spelled  these 

1,170  WORDS  OF  THE  FOURTH  CLASS,   Using 

the  good  old  rule  of  our  fathers  and 
mothers, — Rule  First  — is  now  earnestly- 
advised  to  READ  RULE  SECOND  Very  Care- 
fully and  then  spell  all  of  the  same  1,170 
words  of  the  fourth  class  in  accord- 
ance with  that  Rule  Second. 

After  this  has  been  done,  the  student 
is  advised  to  read  rule  third,  very 
carefully,  and  then  spell  all  of  the  very 
same  1,170  words  in  accordance  with 
that  Rule  Third  also. 


After  this  has  been  faithfully  done, 
the  student  should  carefully  read  rule 
fourth — limited,  and  go  on  with  the 
spelling :—  beginning  with  the  little 
three-letter  words  of  the  fifth  class. 

(!t^"Be  sure  to  use  rule  fourth— lim- 
ited, in  all  cases,  hereafter,  where  it  is 
possible  to  do  so,  in  connection  with 
any  of  the  other  rules,  because  Rule 
Fourth  —  Limited,  always  has  the 
"  right  of  way.""^ 


RULE   SECOND    FOR   SPELLING 


Blend  a  consonant  and  a  vowel 

If  there  is  only  one  consonant  stand- 
ing before  the  vowel,  then  this  is  the 
rule: 

'l^^  Any  consonant  standing  before 
any  vowel,  in  the  same  syllable,  or  the 
same  short  word,  may  be  blended  with 
the  vowel  by  sounding  the  consonant 
and  NAMING  the  vowel  in  the  same 
breath,  as  if  the  two  letters  were  but 
one;  then  name  each  of  the  remaining 
letters,  one,  two,  or  three;  and  then 
pronounce  the  syllable,  or  the  short 
word.  "^ 

If  there  are  two  or  three  consonants 
standing  before  the  vowel,  then  this  is 
the  rule; 

C^"  Name  each  of  the  consonants, 
except  the  last  one,  that  may  be  stand- 
ing before  the  vowel;  then  blend  that 
LAST  one  with  the  vowel,  by  sounding 


the  consonant  and  naming  the  vowel 
in  the  same  breath,  as  if  the  two  letters 
were  but  one;  then  name  each  of  the 
remaining  letters  —  if  any  —  and  then 
pronounce  the  syllable  or  the  short 
word.""^! 

This  rule  may  be  considered  as  an 
amendment  to  or  an  improvement 
upon  Rule  First,  as  well  as  a  reduction, 
abridgment,  or  condensation  of  Rule 
First. 

It  simplifies  the  hard  work  of  spelling 
in  hundreds  of  thousands  of  syllables 
and  many  hundreds  of  short  words,  or 
words  of  one  syllable. 

This  method  of  putting  two  letters 
together  and  sounding  them  as  if  the 
two  letters  were  but  one  is  a  short  but 
very  important   step  in  the  direction 

of  LEARNING  TO  READ! 

to-p,  ba-k,  wu-n,  ka-k,  qe-t,  ti-n,  ra-t, 
se-1,  w  a-r,  n-uiz. 


RULE   THIRD    FOR   SPELLING 


Blend  a  vowel  and  consonant 

If  there  are  no  consonants  standing 
before  the  vowel,  then  this  is  the  rule  : 

E^"  Any  vowel  standing  before  any 
consonant,  in  the  same  syllable,  or  the 
same  short  word,  may  be  blended  with 
the  consonant  by  naming  the  vowel 
aad  sounding  the  consonant,  in  the 
same  breath,  as  if  the  two  letters  were 


but  one;  then  name  each  of  the  remain- 
ing letters  —  one  or  two—  and  then 
pronounce  the  syllable  or  the  short 
word."^! 

If  there  are  consonants  standing  be- 
fore the  vowel, —  one,  two,  or  three  — 
then  this  is  the  rule: 

^^^  Name  each  of  the  consonants  — 
one,  two,  or  three  —that  may  be  stand- 
ing before  the  vowel,  in  any  syllable,  or 


24 


STORY'S  FOXETIC  PRIMER 


any  short  word  ;  then  blend  the  vowel 
and  the  following  consonant  together, 
by  NAMING  the  vowel  and  sounding  the 
consonant  in  the  same  breath,  as  if  the 
TWO  letters  were  but  one ;  then  name 
each  of  the  remaining  letters,  if  any; 
and  then  pronounce  the  syllable,  or  the 
short  word.^^g:;] 

This  rule  is  another  and  further  re- 
duction, abridgment  or  condensation  of 
Kule  First. 

This  Rule  Third  still  further  simpli- 
fies and  shortens  the  work  of  spelling, 
in  HUNDREDS  of  thousands  of  syllables, 
and  many  hundreds  of  short  words,  or 


words  of  one  syllable.  It  is  also  an- 
other short,  plain  and  easy  step  toward 
reading  : 

t-op,  b-ak,  w-un,  k-ak,  q-et,  t-in,  r-at, 
s-el,  w-ur,  n-uiz. 

\l^'"  Whenever  the  letter  re  (r)  fol- 
lows after  any  one  of  the  fourteen 
SIMPLE  vowels,  in  the  same  syllable  or 
the  same  short  word,  it  is  advisable  to 
blend  THE  two  LETTERS— the  vowel  and 
the  re~in  accordance  with  this  Rule 
Third.''^     Like  these  : 

k-or,  d-ar,  f-nr,  h-ir,  w-ar,  p-er,  f-ar, 
f-ar,  d-ir. 


RULE   FOURTH— LIMITED   FOR   SPELLING 


There  are  a  few  consonant  combina- 
tions in  our  own  language,  and  a  few 
consonant  combinations  in  many  other 
languages,  which,  in  order  to  make  the 
spelling"  plain,  easy,  distinct  and  rapid, 
seem  to  require  the  blending  of  two 
consonants,  to  be  expressed  or  sounded 
as  if  the  two  were  but  one. 

In  our  language  these  close-fitting 
combinations  are  most  frequently  met 
with  when  the  letter  se  (s)  stands  be- 


fore t,  p,  k  and  f,  in  the  same  syllable, 
or  the  same  short  word: 
st  in  stay,  stow,  sty,  still,  stack,  stew, 
sp  "  spy,  spoke,  spin,  spill,  spool,  spite, 
sk  "  sky,  skill,  scat,  scow,  school,  score, 
sf  "    sphere,  sphinx,  spheride. 

After  careful  search  through  many 
languages,  it  was  found  that  the  follow- 
ing universal  rule  would  throw  light 
into  all  the  dark  places  and  remove  all 
difficulties : 


RULE   FOURTH— LIMITED 


BLENDING  TWO   CONSONANTS 

C^"  Whenever  any  one  of  the  last 
TWO  pairs  of  consonants 

(x,  ^,    s,  z,)* 
stands  before  any  one  of  the  first  six 
pairs  of  consonants 

t,  d,  p,  b,  k,  q,  d,  i,  f ,  v,  h,  h, 
in  the  same  syllable,  or  in  the  same 
short  word,  blend  the  two  consonants 
together,  by  sounding  the  first  and 
NAMING  the  second,  in  the  same  breath, 
as  if  the  two  letters  were  but  one;  then 
name  each  of  the  remaining  letters, 
if  any  — ;  and  then  pronounce  the 
syllable,  or  the  short  word."^ 

This  rule  begins  to  work  with  words 
of  the  fifth  class,  that  are  spelled  on 
MODEL  NUMBER  FIVE,  as  indicated  in  the 
Table  of  Models  or  Table  of  Patterus 
(XXO);and  the  rule  may  be  applied 


easily  and  rapidly  in  spelling  many 
words  and  a  multitude  of  syllables,  in 
nearly  all  of  the  remaining  classes, 
down  to  and  including  words  of  the 
sixteenth  class. 

This  blending  of  two  consonants  may 
be  done  before  the  vowel  or  after  the 
vowel;  and  sometimes  both  before 
AND  after  the  vowei. 

\!^W  Let  this  kind  of  blending  be 
done,  anywhere  and  everywhere,  and 
ALWAYS,  whenever  the  student  finds  a 
good  chance.''^:!!] 

st-a,  sp-a,  st-e,  st-c,  sp-c,  sk-c,  sk-oi, 
st-m,  sk-ui,  a-sp,  a-sk,  cu-st,  st-r-a,  sp-r-a, 
sp-r-£,  st-r-a,  sk-w-a,  st-r-e,  sp-r-c,  st-r-ui, 
sk-r-m,  a-sp-s,  a-sk-s,  oi-st-s. 

The  student  will  very  soon  discover 
that  this  rule  for  blending  two  con- 
sonants is  only  another  slight  abridg- 
ment or  condensation  of  Rule  First, 
similar  to  the  other  two  rules  for 
BLENDING,    already    learned;    because 


AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


25 


Rule  First  is  still  used  in  full  force, 
in  all  of  those  parts  of  the  short  word, 
or  those  parts  of  the  syllable,  that  are 
NOT  blended. 

Rule  First  is  not  laid  aside  nor  abol- 
ished. 

This  rule  for  blending  two  conso- 
nants simplifies  and  shortens  the  hard 
work  in  spelling  in  hundreds  of  thou- 
sands of  syllables,  and  also  several 
hundreds  of  short  words,  or  words  of 
one  syllable.  It  is  also  one  more  short 
and  easy  step  in  the  direction  of  good 
reading. 

It  very  frequently  happens  that  Rule 
Fourth  Limited  and  Rule  Second  can 
both  be  used  in  the  sami?  syllable  or 
the  same  short  word:  st-ra,  sp-ra,  sp-r£, 
st-ra,  sk-wa,  st-re,  sp-rc,  st-rm,  sk-rm. 

It  also  very  frequently  happens 
that  Rule  Fourth   Limited  and  Rule 


Third  can  both  be  used  in  the  same 

SYLLABLE,    Or   THE    SAME    SHORT    WORD! 

st-ad,  st-az,  st-ed,  st-ez,  sp-cd,  sp-cz, 
st-md,  st-mz,  sk-cz. 

[!I^°  Let  both  kinds  of  blending  be 
done,  whenever  it  can  be  done  dis- 
tinctly, easily  and  rapidly."^ 

This  suggestion  of  two  kinds  of 
BLENDING,  in  the  same  syllable,  or  in 
the  same  short  word,  cuts  down  the 
hard  drudgery  of  spelling  in  hundreds 

of  thousands  of  SYLLABLES,  and  MULTI- 
TUDES of  short  words;  and  leads  on 
further  and  closer  to  reading. 

Spelling,  Reading  and  Writing  are 
the  first  essentials  of  all  useful  edu- 
cation. Let  the  students  follow  these 
plain,  simple  and  easy  rules,  and  thej 
will  very  soon  become  correct,  ready 

AND  rapid  readers. 


r 


WORDS  OF  THE  FIFTH  CLASS 


There  are  about  seventy  English  and 
American  short  words  of  the  fifth 
CLASS,  spelled  like  the  Pattern,  or 
Model,  number  five  (XXO),which  means 
that  the  first  two  letters  are  always  con- 
sonants and  the  last  letter  is  always  a 
vowel  or  a  compound  vowel: 

xxo 


SCIENCE 

chaos 

science    chaos 

tra 

tray 

trE 

tree 

dra 

dray 

pre 

pre 

\  pray 

pl£ 

plea 

pra 

}  prey 

qk 

glee 

pla 

play 

fr£ 

free 

bra 

bray 

flE 

^flee 
^flea 

kla 

clay 

qra 

gray 

hr£ 

three 

fra 

fray 

hw£ 

whee 

fla 

flay 

dra 

draw 

sta 

stay 

kra 

craw 

spa 

spay 

kla 

claw 

(slay 

fla 

flaw 

sla 

]  sley 

sla 

slaw 

(  sleigh 

tre 

trow 

swa 

sway 

pre 

pro 

hwa 

\  whey 

kre 

crow 

}  whay 

qre 

grow 

CHAOS 

cloy 

prow 
(  plow 
I  plough 

brow 

skow 

true 

drew 

brew 

blew 

blue 

crew 

clew 
^flew 
J  flue 

shrew 

threw 

through 

stew 

spew. 

skew 
{  slew 
I  slough 

whew 


Total  seventy  words  of  the  fifth  class. 


science 

CHAOS 

SCIENC] 

ble 

blow 

kl© 

qle 

glow 

prcQ 

fre 

5  fro 
I  frow 

pica 

fie 

flow 

broi 

hre 

throw 

skcQ 

ste 

stow 

trm 

sle 

slow 

drui 

sne 

snow 

brui 

hwe 
trc 

whoa 
try 

blm 

drc 

dry 

krm 

pre 

pry 

klui 

pic 

ply 

flm 

krc 

cry 

frc 

fry 

xrra 

flc 

\il 

brm 

stc 

sty 

stra 

spc 

Jspy 
(  spie 

spm 
skm 

sic 
hwc 

why 

slm 

Tr© 

Troy 

hwm 

WORDS  OF  THE  SIXTH  CLASS 


There  are  about  eighty  English  and 
American  words  of  the  sixth  class, 
spelled  after  Model  number  six  (OXX), 
which  means  that  the  first  letter  is 
always  a  vowel  or  a  compound  vowel 
and  the  last  two  letters  are  always  con- 
sonants: 


OXX 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

odz 
oks 
ort 
ork 

odds 
ox 
art 
ark 

ord 
orm 
omz 

arch 
arm 
alms 

26 


STORY'S  FOXETIC  PRIMER 


OXX 


SCIENCE 

adz 

aks 

asp 
ask 
ard 

arz 

aif 

amz 

ant 

and 

Qnz 

ups 

ats 

ath 

adz 

aps 

abz 

aks 

aid 

alz 

amd 
amz 

ant 

edz 
ebz 
eks 
£qz 


CHAOS 

adz 

adds 
\  ax 
I  axe 

asp 

ask 

aired 

heirs 

airs 

Alf 

alms 

aunt 

ant 

and 

Ann's 

ups 

eights 

eighth 

aids 

apes 

Abe's 

aches 

ailed 
{  ales 
(  ails 

aimed 

aims 

aint 

(am  not) 

Ed's 

ebbs 

ex 


SCIENCE 

erd 

erz 

elk 

elf 

els 

elm 

emz 

Gmz 

end 

£ts 

Eks 

£vz 

£VZ 
£St 

£zd 

£lz 

its 

ifs 

ird 

irz 

ilk 

ilz 

imp 

ind 

inz 

iilt 
irik 
iiis 
arb 
alz 
ets 


CHAOS 

erred 

errs 

elk 

elf 

else 

elm 

ems 

Em's 

end 

eats 

ekes 

Eve's 

eaves 

eves 

east 

eased 

eel's 

its 

ifs 

eared 

ears 

ilk 

ills 

imp 

inch 

ins 

inns 

inked 

ink 

inks 

orb 

awls 

oats 


SCIENCE 

edz 

eks 
ehz 

erd 

erz 

eld 

end 

enz 

arb 

Hrj. 

urh 

arl 

Hrn 


CHAOS 

odes 
oaks 
oaths 
\  oared 
I  ored 
oars 
ores 
old 

owned 
owns 
herb 
urge 
earth 
earl 
earn 
urn 


SCIENCE 

oozd 

edz 

Cks 

est 

eld 

clz        j 

old 

©Iz 
ont 
aits 

aiurz    j 

ailz 


CHAOS 

oozed 

ides 

Ike's 

iced 

aisled 

aisles 

isles 

oiled 

oils 

oint 

outs 

ours 

hours 

owls 

ounce 


Total  eighty-one  short  words'  of  the 

SIXTH   CLASS. 


The  Universal  System  does  not  de- 
scribe any  of  the  vowels  by  the  use  of 
irrelevant  adjectives,  such  as  "broad  a," 
"  hard  a,"  "  broad  o,"  "  hard  o,"  et  cetera. 
Such  adjectives  are  not  merely  inade- 
quate ;  they  are  misleading  and  objec- 
tionable in  nearly  every  way. 


WORDS  OF  THE  SEVENTH  CLASS 


There  are  about  seven  hundred  and 
fifty  English  and  American  short  words 
of   the  SEVENTH    CLASS,  Spelled  upon 

MODEL    NUMBER    SEVEN    (XXOX)    which 

means  that  each  word  is  spelled  with 
FOUR  LETTERS,  that  the  first  two  letters 
are  always  consonants,  the  third  letter 
is  always  a  vowel  or  a  compound  vowel, 
and  the  last  letter  is  always  a  conso- 
nant. Besides  the  750  short  words 
spelled  upon  this  model,  there  are,  in 
the  great  dictionaries, '  about  forty 
THOUSAND  SYLLABLES  that  are  spelled 
in  the  same  way,  upon,  the  very  same 

MODEL  NUMBER  SEVEN. 


XXOX 


SCIENCE       CHAOS 


trot 
trod 
drop 
.  prod 
prop 
plot 
plod 
blot 
blok 
blod 
krop 


trot 

trod 

drop 

prod 

prop 

plot 

plod 

blot 

block 

blotch 

crop 


SCIENCE 

krok 

krod 

klot 

klod 

klok 

kloq 

kwod 

kwoq 

kwox 

qroq 

frok 


CHAOS 

crock 

crotch 

clot 

clod 

clock 

clog 

quad 

quag 

quash 

grog 

frock 


SCIENCE        CHAOS 


froq 

from 

flop 

flok 

floq 

lirob 

stop 

stok 

stor 

spot 

spor 

Skod 

^kor 

slot 

slop 


frog 

from 

flop 

flock 

flog 

throb 

stop 

stock 

star 

spot 

spar 

Scotch 

scar 

slot 

slop 


SCIENCE        CHAOS 


smok  smock 
snob  snob 
swot  swat 
swod  swad 
swop  swap 
swob  swab 
swoh  swath 
swox  swash 
swon  swan 
hwot   what 

Total    forty-six 
words  with  "o." 


trap 

trak 

trax 

twar[ 

drab 

draq 

dram 

prar 

plat 

plad 

plan 

brat 

brad 

braq 

brax 

bras 

bran 

blat 

blab 

blak 

blai 

blar 

Blar 

krap 

krab 

krak 


trap 

track 

tfash 

twang 

drab 

drag 
\  dram 
}  drachm 

prayer 

plat 

plaid 

plan 

brat 

brad 

brag 

brash 

brass 

bran 

blat 

blab 

black 

bladge 

blare 

Blair 

crap 

crab 

crack 


AND    SCIEXCE    OF    SPELLING 


27 


xxox 

XXOX 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

kraq 

crag 

truk 

truck 

trad 

trade 

flak 

flake 

krax 

crash 

trui 

trudge 

tras 

trace 

flaz 

flays 

kram 

cram 

trus 

truss 

traz 

trays 

flal 

flail 

kraii 

crang 

drub 

drub 

tral 

trail 

flam 

flame 

klad 

clad 

druq 

drug 

tran 

train 

tiras 

Thrace 

klap 

clap 

drui 

drudge 

drap 

drape 

Stat 

state 

klak 

clack 

drum 

drum 

drak 

drake 

stad 

{  staid 
I  stayed 

klax 

clash 

pluk 

pluck 

draz 

drays 

klas 

class 

pluq 

plug 

dran 

drain 

stak 

i  stake 
I  steak 

klam 

clam 

plux 

plush 

prat 

prate 

klan 

clan 

plus 

plus 

prad 

{  prayed 
I  preyed 

stai 

stage 

klari 

clang 

plum 

\  plum 
I  plumb 

stav 

stave 

kwak 

quack 

(  prays 

staz 

{  stays 
I  steys 

kwaf 

quaff 

brux 

brush 

praz 

•  preys 

qrab 

grab 

bind 

blood 

praise 

stal 

state 

qras 

grass 

bluf 

bluff 

plat 

plate 

Stan 

stain 

qlad 

glad 

blux 

blush 

plad 

played 

spad 

\  spade 

qlas 

glass 

krup 

crup 

plaq 

plague 

\  spayed 

qlar 

glare 

krud 

crutch 

plas 

place 

spak 

spake 

flat 

flat 

krux 

crush 

plaz 

plays 

jspas 

space 

flap 

flap 

krul 

crull 

plan 

(  plain 
(  plane 

spaz 

speys 

flaq 

flag 

krum 

crumb 

Span 

Spain 

flax 

flash 

klub 

club 

brat 

brate 

skat 

scate 

flar 

flare 

kluk 

cluck 

brad 

\  braid 
(  brayed 

skal 

scale 

hrax 

thrash 

klud 

clutch 

skan 

(  skain 
I  skein 

liwak 

thwack 

kluq 

clung 

brak 

\  brake 

"    stab 

stab 

qrub 

grub 

}  break 

slat 

slate 

stak 

stack 

qrui 

grudge 

brav 

brave 

slad 

sleyed 

staq 

stag 

qruf 

gruff 

bras 

brace 

slak 

slake 

staf 

stafe 

qrum 

grum 

braz 

\  braze 
I  brays 

Slav 

slave 

star 

{  stair 
(  stare 

qlut 

glut 

slaz 

{  slays 
(  sleys 

qluv 

glove 

bral 

brail 

spat 

spat 

qlum 

glum 

bran 

brain 

slan 

slain 

spar 

spare 

flud 

flood 

blat 

blate 

_snak 

snake 

span 

span 

fluf 

fluff 

blad 

blade 

snal 

snail 

spari 

spang 

flux 

flush 

blaz 

blaze 

swad 

swayed 

skat 

scat 

fluii 

flung 

blam 

blame 

swaz 

sways 

skad 

scad 

Urux 

thrush 

krat 

crate 

swal 

swail 

skab 

scab 

xrub 

shrub 

krap 

crape 

swan 

swain 

skar 

scare 

xruq 

shrug 

krak 

crake 

hwal 

whale 

skan 

scan 

stud 

stud 

kraz 

craze 

Total  eighty-two 

slat 

slat 

stub 

stub 

kral 

crail 

words  with  "  a." 

slap 

slap 

stuk 

stuck 

kran 

crane 

tret 

tret 

slab 

slab 

stuf 

stuff 

klav 

clave 

tred 

tread 

slak 

slack 

stun 

stun 

klaz 

clays 

tres 

tress 

slaq 

slag 

stuq 

stung 

klam 

claim 

dred 

dread 

Slav 

Slav 

spud 

spud 

kwak 

quake 

drei 

dtedge 

slax 

slash 

spun 

spun 

kwal 

quail 

dwel 

dwell 

slam 

slam 

skud 

scud 

qrat 

{  grate 
I  great 

prep 

prep 

slaq 

slang 

sku : 

scuff 

pres 

press 

smak 

smack 

sku 

scull 

qrad 

grade 

pled 

plead 

smax 

smash 

skum 

scum 

qrap 

grape 

plei 

pledge 

snap 

snap 

slut 

slut 

1       qrav 

grave 

bred 

bread 

snak 

snack 

sluq 

slug 

i       qras 

grace 

breh 

breath 

snaq 

snag 

sluf 

slough 

\  grays 
I  graze 

bled 

bled 

snad 

snatch 

slux 

slush 

qraz 

bles 

bless 

snail 

snath 

slum 

slum 

qral 

grail 

kres 

cress 

snar 

snare 

sluii 

slung 

qran 

grain 

kief 

clef 

swaq 

swag 

smut 

smut 

qlad 

glade 

kwel 

quell 

swam 

swam 

smui 

smudge 

qlaz 

glaze 

qlen 

glen 

hwak 

whack 

snub 

snub 

frat 

freight 

fret 

fret 

hwar 

where 

snuq 

snug 

frad 

frayed 

Fred 

Fred 

hwaii 

whang 

snuf 

snuff 

fraz 

frays 

frex 

fresh 

Total 

eiehtv- 

Total 

sixty-two 

fral 

frail 

hret 

threat 

four  words  with 

words  with  "u." 

fram 

frame 

bred 

thread 

"  a." 

trat 

trait 

flad 

flayed 

xred 

shred 

28 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


xxox 

XXOX 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

sted 

stead 

skp 

sleep 

xril 

shrill 

flaz 

flaws 

step 

step 

sl£V 

sleeve 

stik 

stick 

Ural 

thrall 

stem 

stem 

sn£k 

sneak 

stid 

stitch 

hraii 

throng 

sped 

sped 

sn£z 

sneeze 

stif 

stiff 

stak 

stalk 

spek 

speck 

swet 

sweet 

stir 

\  steer 

stal 

stall 

spel 

spell 

Swed 

Swede 

}  stear 

spal 

spall 

sked 

sketch 

swep 

sweep 

stil 

still 

span 

spawn 

sled 

sled 

hwet 

wheat 

still 

sting 

skaf 

scoff 

slei 

sledge 

hwez 

wheeze 

spit 

spit 

slab 

sloth 

swet 

sweat 

hwel 

wheel 

spir 

spear 

smal 

small 

swei 

swedge 

Total  fifty-four 

spil 

spill 

Total 

L    twenty- 

swel 

swell 

words  with  "  e." 

spin 

spin 

eight  words  with 

hwet 

whet 

trip 

trip 

skit 

skit 

"  a." 

hwen 

when 

trik 

trick 

skid 

skid 

trel 

\  troll 
I  troul 

Total  thirty-eight 

tril 

trill 

skip 

skip 

words  with  "  e." 

trim 

trim 

skil 

skill 

drev 

drove 

tret 

treat 

twit 

twit 

skim 

skim 

drel 

droll 

trsd 

treed 

twiq 

twig 

skin 

skin 

preb 

probe 

trsz 

trees 

twid 

twitch 

sfir 

sphere 

prez 

prose 

tW£d 

tweed. 

twil 

twill 

slit 

slit 

pren 

prone 

twek 

tweak 

twin 

twin 

slid 

slid 

brek 

broke 

dr£m 

dream 

drip 

drip 

slip 

slip 

breq 

brogue 

pr£d 

preach 

drib 

drib 

slik 

slick 

bred 

\  brooch 
I  broach 

plEt 

pleat 

drir 

drear 

slim 

slim 

plEd 

plead 

dril 

drill 

sliii 

sling 

blet 

bloat 

pkz 

{  pleas 
(  please 

prik 

prick 

Smih 

Smith 

blek 

bloke 

priq 

prig 

smir 

smear 

blez 

blows 

br£d 

breed 

prim 

prim 

snip 

snip 

blen 

blown 

br£d 

breach 

3rik 

Drick 

snik 

snick 

kred 

crowed 

br£f 

brief 

briq 

brig 

snif 

sniff 

krek 

croak 

br£h 

breathe 

brid 

breech 

snih 

snithe 

krez 

crows 

brez 

breeze 

brii 

bridge 

snir 

sneer 

krem 

chrome 

bl£t 

oleat 

brim 

brim 

swic 

swig 

kren 

crone 

bl£d 

bleed 

brill 

bring 

swie 

switch 

klek 

cloke 

bl£k 

bleak 

blis 

bliss 

Swis 

Swiss 

klev 

clove 

bl£d 

bleach 

blir 

blear 

swil 

swill 

kleh 

cloathe 

kr£d 

creed 

krib 

crib 

swim 

swim 

kles 

close 

kr£p 

creep 

krik 

creek 

swiq 

swing 

klez 

close 

kr£k 

S  creek 
(  creak 

klip 

clip 

hwit 

whit 

kwet 

quote 

klik 

click 

hwip 

whip 

kweU 

quoth 

kr£S 

crease 

klif 

cliff 

hwiq 

whig 

qrep 

grope 

krem 

cream 

klir 

clear 

hwid 

which 

qrev 

grove 

kl£t 

cleat 

klim 

dim 

hwif 

whif 

qreh 

growth 

kl£V 

cleave 

kliii 

cling 

hwim 

whim 

qres 

gross 

kkn 

clean 

kwit 

quit 

Total 

ninety- 

qrez 

grows 

kw£ii 

queen 

kwid 

quid 

three  words  with 

\  groan 

fr£d 

freed 

kwip 

quip 

u  1  « 

qren 

}  grown 

fr£k 

freak 

kwib 

quib 

traf 

trough 

qlet 

gloat 

frsz 

{  frieze 
(  freeze 

kwik 

quick 

dras 

dross 

qled 

glowed 

kwiz 

quiz 

draz 

draws 

qleb 

globe 

fl£t 

fleet 

kwir 

queer 

dral 

drawls 

qlez 

glows 

flES 

fleece 

kwil 

quill 

dran 

drawn 

frez 

\  froes 
I  froze 

flEZ 

flees 
fleas 

qrit 

grit 

brat 

brought 

qrip 

grip 

brad 

broad 

flet 

float 

Urez 

threes 

qril 

grill 

brah 

broth 

fled 

flowed 

xr£k 

shriek 

qrim 

grim 

bral 

brawl 

flez 

flows 

St£d 

steed 

qrin 

grin 

kras 

cross 

fler 

floor 

st£p 

steep 

qlib 

glib 

kraz 

craws 

flen 

flown 

St£l 

\  steal, 
I  steel 

qlim 

glim 

kral 

crall 

hret 

throat 

friz 

friz 

klad 

clawed 

hrez 

throws 

st£m 

steam 

iril 

frill 

klaz 

{  claws 
I  clause 

hren 

\  throne 

sp£d 

speed 

flit 

flit 

}  thrown 

spek 

speak 

lip 

flip 

frat 

fraught 

sted 

stowed 

sped 

speech 

lid 

flitch 

frad 

fraud 

stek 

stoke 

sk£in 

scheme 

iiin' 

fling 

frah 

froth 

stev 

stove 

slet 

sleet 

Uril 

thrill 

flas 

floss 

stez 

stowes 

AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


29 


xxox 

SCIENCE  CHAOS  SCIENCE 

ster  store  tret 

stel  stole  trod 

sten  stone  trcp 

spek  spoke  trcb 

sper  spore  trcs 

skep  scope  trcz 

skek  scoke  twcs 

sker  score  twcn 

sled  slowed  drcd 

slep  slope  drcv 

slez  slows  drcz 

smet  smote 


smek      smoke 
sned       snowed 


snez 
swer 


snows 
swore 


Total  sixty-four 
words  with  "  e." 
blar        blurr 
star        stir 
spar       spur 
slur        slur 
Total  four  words 
with  "a." 


trcop 
drcop 
drcDl 
prcDf 
prcDv 
krcDp 


troop 
droop 
drool 
proof 
prove 
croup 


kroon  croon 

qrcDp  group 

qroDv  groove 

qrcDm  groom 

qlcDm  gloom 


StCDp 
StCDl 

tpoDk 

SpCDl 

spoon 
skcDt 


stoop 

stool 

spook 

spool 

spoon 

scoot 


skoop      scoop 
skcDl       school 

slCDp  sloop 

smcoh  smoothe 

sncDd  snood 

sncDp  snook 

sncDz  snooze 

swcDp  swoop 

hwcDp  whoop 

Total  twenty- 
six    words  with 

"  OD." 

brok      brook 

krcok      crook 

snok      snook 

Total  three  words 

with  "CD." 


prcd 

prcs 

prcz 

prcm 

plct 

pled 

plcz 

brct 

bred 

brcn 

blct 

blch 

krcd 

krcz 

krcm 

klcm 

kwct 

qrcp 

qrcm 

qlcd 

fret 

frcd 

frcz 

Act 

hrcv 

hrcs 

xrcv 

xrcn 

stcz 

stcl 

spct 

sped 

spck 

spcs 

spcz 

spcn 
skcz 

slct 

sled 

slcs 

slcz 

slcm 

smct 

smcl 

sncd 


CHAOS 

trite 
tried 
tripe 
tribe 
trice 
tries 
tw^ice 
twine 
dried 
drive 
dries 
(  pride 
I  pryed 
price 
pries 
prize 
prime 
plight 
plied 
plies 
bright 
bride 
brine 
blight 
blithe 
cried 
cries 
crime 
(  clime 
I  climb 
quite 
gripe 
grime 
glide 
fright 
fried 
fries 
flight 
thrive 
thrice 
shrive 
shrine 
stys 
style 
spite 
spied 
spike 
spice 
spys 
spies 
spine 
skies 
\  slight 
(  sleight 
\  slide 
(  slyed 
slice 
slyes 
slime 
smite 
smile 
snide 


XXOX 


SCIENCE       CHAOS 


sncp 

swcp 

swcn 

hwct 

hwcz 

hwcl 

hwcn 

trcur 

drcur 

prcur 

plcur 

brcur 

krcur 

kwcur 

frcur 

flcur 
spcur 
slcur 


snipe 

swipe 

swine 

white 

whys 

while 

whine 

tryer 

dryer 

pryor 

plyer 

briar 

cryer 

quire 

choir 

fryer 

friar 

flyer 

spire 

slyer 


Total  seventy- 
four  words  with 


drot 
brol 
klod 


droit 
broil 
cloyed 


kwot      quoit 
qr©n       groin 
spol       spoil 
Total  six  words 
with  "  o." 


trait 

drcat 

drcah 
drcuz 
drcan 
prcud 
proil 

plead 

ploiz 

brcus 
brcaz 
brcan 
blcas 

krcat 

krcad 

krcud 

kroin 

kloit 

klcad 

klcun 

qrcat 

qrcus 

qrcal 


trout 

drouth 

drowt 

drought 

drouth 

drouse 

drown 

proud 

prowl 

plowed 

ploughed 

plows 

ploughs 

brouse 

brows 

brown 

blouse 

crout 

kraut 

croud 

crowd 

crouch 

crown 

clout 

cloud 

clown 

grout 

grouse 

growl 


SCIENCE 

frcQz 

frcun 

flcut 

xroid 

stcut 

spent 

speuz 

skoit 

skcQz 

skeul 

sleud 

small. 

sncut 

pleuur 
qleaur 
flaiwr 
skaiar 
Total 
with  " 

truiU 

truis 

drnil 

pruid 

pluim 

brmt 

brmd 

bruiz 

blmd 
blmz 
krmd 
krms 

kruiz 

klmz 
qlmd 
qluiz 
fruit 
flmt 
fluik 
fluiz 
flmm 
hrmz 
xrmd 
xrmz 
stmd 
stuiz 
spuid 
spmz 
skmd 
skmz 
slmd 
slmz 
hwwid 
hwuiz 
Total 
words 


CHAOS 

frowse 

frown 

flout 

shroud 

stout 

spout 

spouse 

scout 

scows 

scowl 

slouch 

smouge 

snout 
(  plower 
I  plougher 

glower 
(  flour 
(  flower 

scour 
forty  words 
ai. ' 

truth 

truce 

dude 

prude 

plume 

brute 

bruit 

brewed 

brews 

bruise 

blued 

blues 

crude 

cruse 

crews 

cruise 

clews 

glued 

glues 

fruit 

flute 

fluke 

flues 

flume 

throughs 

shrewd 

shrews 

stewed 

stews 

spewed 

spews 

skewed 

skews 

slewed 

sloughs 

whewed 

whews 
thirty-four 
with  "  ui." 


30 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


WORDS  OF  THE  EIGHTH  CLASS 


Besides  the  seventeen  hundred  Eng- 
lish and  Ameriean  short  words  of  the 
EIGHTH  CLASS  Spelled  after  model  num- 
ber EIGHT  (XOXX),  there  are  also,  in 
the  latest  unabridged  dictionaries  of 
our  language,  about  one  hundred  and 

TWENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  SYLLABLES  —per- 
haps one  hundred  and  thirty  thousand 
syllables  —  spelled  in  the  same  way, 

AFTER  THE   SAME   MODEL,   NUMBER   EIGHT. 

Each  and  every  one  of  this  vast  army 
of  short  words  and  syllables  is  spelled 
with  FOUR  LETTERS,  the  first  one  being 
always  a  consonant,  the  second  one 
always  a  vowel  or  a  compound  vowel, 
and  the  last  two  always  consonants. — 
XOXX 


SCIENCE 

tots 

topt 

tops 

toqd 

tort 

tord 

torz 

Tomz 

tonz 

dots 

doks 

doqd 

doqz 

doid 

dort 

dork 

dorn 

dolz 

dond 

donz 

pots 

podz 

popt 

pops 

poks 

port 

pord 

pork 

pord 

pors 

Polz 

pomz 

pond 

ponx 

bots 

bobd 

Bobz 

bobz 

boks 

boqz 

bodt 

bord 

borb 
bork 
bori 


CHAOS 

tots 

topped 

tops 

togged 

tart 

tarred 

tars 

Tom's 

tons 

dots 

docks 

dogged 

dogs 

dodged 

dart 

dark 

darn 

dolls 

donned 

dons 

donns 

pots 

pods 

popped 

pops 

pox 

part 

pard 

park 

parch 

parse 

Poll's 

palms 

pond 

paunch 

bots 

bobbed 

Bob's 

bobs 

box 

bogs 

botched 

bard 

barred 

barb 

bark 

barge 


SCIENCE 

borz 

"borl" 

born 

kots 

kodz 

kops 

kobz 

koks 

Koks 

koqz 

kort 

kord 

korp 

korv 

korz 

kond 

konz 

koiak 

Godz 

qobz 

qord 

qorb 

dopt 

dops 

dort 

dord 

dorj. 

dorz 

dorm 

lotz 

lobz 

loqd 

loqz 

lord 

lorz 

Jonz 

fops 

fobz 

foks 

foqz 

fors 

form 

font 

fond 

xots 

xops 


CHAOS 

bars 

"barl" 

barn 

cots 

cods 

cops 

copse 

cobs 

cocks 

Cox 

cogs 

cart 

card 

carp 

carve 

cars 

conned 

conns 

conk 

God's 

gobs 

guard 

garb 

chopped 

chops 

chart 

charred 

charge 

chars 

charm 

jots 

jobs 

jogged 

jogs 

jarred 

jars 

John's 

fops 

fobs 

fox 

fogs 

farce 

farm 

font 

fond 

shots 

shops 


XOXX 


SCIENCE 

xokt 

xoks 

xork 

sots 

sodz 

sopt 

sops 

sobd 

sobz 

sokt 

soks     j 

solv 

rots 

rodz 

robd 

robz 

rokt 

roks 

lopt 

lops 

lokt 

loks 

loqd 

loqz 

loid 

lord 

lord 

lori 

lold 

lolz 

lond 

mopt 

mops 

mobd 

mobz 

mort 

mord 

mork 

mord 

morx 

morz 

morl 

mont 

nots 

nodz 

nobd 

nobz 

nokt 

noks 

nodt 

norl 

ijots 

qord 

iiorn 

wodz 

wodt 

woxt 

wost 

wosp 

wond 

hodz 

hopt 


CHAOS 

shocked 

shocks 

shark 

sots 

sods 

sopped 

sops 

sobbed 

sobs 

socked 

socks 

SOX 

solve 

rots 

rods 

robbed 

robs 

rocked 

rocks 

lopped 

lops 

locked 

locks 

logged 

logs 

lodged 

lard 

larch 

large 

lolled 

lolls 

launch 

mopped 

mops 

mobbed 

mobs 

mart 

marred 

mark 

march 

marsh 

mars 

marl 

mont 

knots 

nods 

knobbed 

knobs 

knocked 

knocks 

notched 

gnarl 

yaciits 

yard 

yarn 

wads 

watched 

washed 

wast 

wasp 

wand 

hods 

hopped 


CHAOS 

hops 

houghed 

houghs 

hogged 

hogs 

heart 

hart 

hard 

harp 

hark 

hearth 

harsh 


SCIENCE 

hops 
hokt 
hoks 
hoqd 
hoqz 

hort 

hord 

horp 

hork 

horh 

horx 

horm      harm 

hont       haunt 

hond      haunch 

Total  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty-live 
words     with     the 
first  vowel  "  o." 
tapt        tapped 
taps 
tabbed 
tabs 
tacked 
tact 
tacks 
tax 

tagged 
tags 
task 
tares 
tears 
tanz       tans 
taqk       tank 
dadz       dads 
dabd      dabbed 
dabz       dabs 


taps 
tabd 
tabz 

takt 

taks 

taqd 
taqz 
task 

tarz 


daft 
daxt 
dard 
darz 


damd 

damz 
dans 


daft 
dashed 
dared 
dares     • 
damned 
damed 
damns 
dams 
dance 
Danz      Dan's 
pats       pats 
padz       pads 
paps       paps 
pakt       packed 
padt       patched 
pakz      paths 

p-<i  )^:!-;^d' 

Darz     S  P^^^^ 
P^^^     Spares 

palz  pals 

pamd  palmed 

pamz  palms 

pant  pant 


AND    SCIENCE 

OF    SPELLING 

31 

xoxx 

XOXX 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE        CHAOS 

SCIENCE        CHAOS 

pand 

panned 

fats 

fats 

ladt 

latched 

tufs 

toughs 

panz 

pans 

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dips 

qivz 

gives 

(  sist 

l£t)S 

leaps 

Diks 

Dick's 

qird 

geared 

sist 

jcyst 

l£kt 

leaked 

diqz 

digs 

qirz 

gears 

(  sissed 

l£kS 

\  leaks 
}  leeks 

didt 
dixt 

ditched 
dished 

qilt 

\gilt 
}  guilt 

sizd 
sird 

sizzed 
seared 

kqz 

leagues 

disk 

disk 

qild 

5  gild 
I  guild 

sirz 

{  sears 
}  seers 

l£dt 

leached 

dirz 

\  dears 
I  deers 

l£ft 

leafed 

qilz 

gills 

silt 

silt 

l£Vd 

leaved 

dimd 

dimmed 

qimp 

gimp 

silk 

silk 

Ievz 

leaves 

dimz 

dims 

dipt 

chipped 

silz 

sills 

l£St 

{  leased 
I  least 

dint 

dint 

dips 

chips 

sind 

sinned 

dind 

dinned 

diks 

chicks 

sind 

synch 

l£nd 

leaned 

dinz 

dins 

dird 

cheered 

sini 

singe 

knz 

{  liens 
I  leans 

diqz 

dings 

dirz 

cheers 

sins 

since 

pits 

pits 

dild 

chilled 

sinz 

sins 

•    AND    SCIENCE 

OF    SPELLING 

35 

xoxx 

XOXX 

SCIENC 

:;e    chaos 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

SCIENCE        CHAOS 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

siiik 

sink 

qirz 

years 

kaks 

calks 

uaps 

yawps 

siiiz 

sings 

wits 

wits 

kaft 

coughed 

Yark 

York 

rits 

writs 

wiqz 

wigs 

kafs 

coughs 

iialz 

yawls 

ridz 

rids 

wills 

withs 

kast 

cost 

ijand 

yawned 

ript 

(  ripped 
}ript 

wixt 

wished 

kazd 

caused 

qanz 

yawns 

wist 

wist 

kard 

\  cord 
I  chord 

wakt 

walked 

rips 

rips 

wisp 

wisp 

waks 

walks 

rlbz 

ribs 

wird 

wiered 

kark 

cork 

wart 

wart 

rlkt 

ricked 

{  wears 
(  wiers 

kald 

called 

ward 

ward 

riks 

ricks 

wirz 

kalz 

calls 

warp 

warp 

riid 

ridged 

wilt 

wilt 

qapt 

gauped 

warz 

wars 

rift 

rift 

wild 

willed 

qaps 

gaups 

warm 

warm 

rist 

wrist 

wilz 

wills 

qaks 

gawks 

warn 

warn 

risk 

risk 

wind 

wind 

qari 

gorge 

wald 

walled 

rird 

reared 

wins 

wince 

qald 

galled 

walz 

walls 

rirz 

rears 

winz 

wins 

qalz 

galls 

want 

want 

rilz 

rills 

wiqk 

wink 

qamd 

gaumed 

hakt 

hawked 

rimd 

rimmed 

wiiiz 

wings 

qamz 

gaums 

haks 

hawks 

rimz 

rims 

hits    , 

hits 

qaiiz 

gongs 

bars 

horse 

rind 

rind 

hips 

hips 

dakt 

chalked 

harn 

horn 

rins 

rinse 

hidt 

hitched 

daks 

chalks 

halt 

halt 

riiik 

rink 

hist 

{  hissed 
I  hist 

Jari 

George 

hald 

hauled 

ririz 

rings 

fark 

fork 

halz 

(  hauls 
)  halls 

lidz 

lids 

hirs 

hears 

fari 

forge 

lips 

lips 

himd 

hymned 

farm 

form 

Total  one  hun- 

Libz 

Lib's 

himz 

hymns 

fait 

fault 

dred 

and     ten 

likt 

licked 

hint 

hint 

fals 

false 

words  with   the 

liks 

licks 

hini 

hinge 

falz 

falls 

eighth  vowel  "a.** 

lift 

livd 

livz 

list 

lisp 

lift 

lived 

lives 

list 

lisp 

Total  two  hun- 
dred  and    fifteen 
words     with     the 
seventh  vowel  "  i." 

fand 

fanz 

valt 

vant 

hats 

fawned 

fawns 

vault 

vaunt 

thoughts 

tets 
tedz 
test 
tern 
teld 

totes 

toads 

toast 

torn 

told 

lird 

leered 

takt 

talked 

Uarn 

thorn 

telz 

tolls 

lirz 

leers 

taks 

talks 

haqz 

thongs 

temz 

tomes 

limd 

(  limbed 
I  limned 

test 

tossed 

xart 

short 

tend 

toned 

tart 

tort 

xalz 

shawls 

tenz 

tones 

limp 

limp 

tard 

torch 

saft 

soft 

dets 

dotes 

limz 

{  limbs 
I  limns 

tant 

taunt 

sast 

sauced 

dept 

doped 

taqz 

tongs 

sart 

sort 

deps 

dopes 

lint 

lint 

dabd 

daubed 

salt 

salt 

dest 

dost 

lind 

lynch 

dakt 

dawked 

sanz 

songs 

dezd 

dozed 

liilk 

link 

daks 

dawks 

raqd 

wronged 

derz 

doors 

mits 

mits 

daqd 

dogged 

raiiz 

wrongs 

demd 

domed 

mift 

{  miffed 
I  mitt 

daqz 

dogs 

ladz 

lauds 

demz 

domes 

dafs 

doffs 

laqz 

logs 

de'nt 

<  don't 
(  (do  not) 

mifs 

miffs 

dant 

daunt 

laft 

loft 

miUs 

myths 

dand 

dawned 

last 

lost 

peps 

popes 

mist 

(  missed 
I  mist 

danz 

dawns 

Lard 

Lord 

pekt 

poked 

pazd 

paused 

lard 

lord 

peks 

pokes 

mild 

milled 

paid 

palled 

lanz 

lawns 

pedt 

poached 

milk 

(milk 
I  milch 

Palz 

Paul's 

laiid 

longed 

pest 

post 

palz 

palls 

laqz 

longs 

pezd 

posed 

milz 

mills 

pand 

pawned 

Madz 

Maud's 

pert 

port 

mint 

mint 

pand 

paunch 

makt 

mawked 

perd 

poured 

miqk 

mink 

panz 

pawns 

maks 

mawks 

perd 

porch 

nits 

{  nits 
)  knits 

badz 

bauds 

maUs 

moths 

perz 

(  pours 
I  pores 

bakt 

balked 

mast 

mossed 

nipt 

\  nipped 
I  nipt 

baks 

balks 

marq 

morg 

pelt 

.  p^J!^  . 

bast 

bossed 

malt 

malt 

peld 

{  polled 

nibd 

nibbed 

(  bawled 

maid 

j  mauled 
I  mailed 

}  poled 

nlkt 

)  nicked 
)  nickt 

bald 

]  bald 

pelz 

i  poles 
I  polls 

( balled 

malz 

{  mauls 
I  malls 

niks 

nicks 

balz 

\  bawls 
1  balls 

penz 

pones 

nird 

neared 

narh 

north 

bets 

boats 

nirz 

nears 

kakt 

calked 

iiapt 

yawped 

bedz 

bodes 

36 

STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 

XOXX 

XOXX 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

best 

boast 

felz 

foals 

nezd 

nosed 

farm 

firm 

herd 

\  board 
}  bored 

femd 

foamed 

nelz 

knolls 

farn 

fern 

femz 

foams 

iiekt 

yoked 

varb 

verb 

berz 

{  bores 
(  boars 

fend 

phoned 

iieks 

yokes 

vari 

verge 

fenz 

phones 

wern 

worn 

vars 

verse 

bern 

i  bourn 
I  bourne 

vets 

votes 

hept 

hoped 

hard 

third 

velt 

volt 

heps 

hopes 

xart 

shirt 

belt 

bolt 

xets 

shoats 

heks 

hoax 

xard 

shirred 

bald 

(bold 
/  bowled 

xerz 

shores 

hest 

host 

xark 

shirk    • 

sept 

soaped 

herd 

hoard 

xarz 

shirrs 

belz 

bowls 

seps 

soaps 

hers 

hoarse 

sard 

surd 

bend 

boned 

sekt 

soaked 

herz 

whores 

sard 

search 

benz 

bones 

seks 

soaks 

held 

hold 

sari 

surge 

kets 

{  coats 
I  cotes 

serd 

{  soared 
(  sword 

helz 

holes 

sarf 

surf 

hemz 

homes 

sarv 

serve 

kedz 

codes 

sers 

source 

hend 

honed 

lark 

lurk 

kept 

coped 

(  soars 
(  sores 
{  sold 
I  souled 
i  soles 
(  souls 

henz 

hones 

lard 

lurch 

keps 
kekt 

keks 

kedt 

copes 
coked 

\  coax 

I  cokes 
coached 

serz 
seld 
selz 

Total  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty- 
five  words  with 
the  ninth  vowel 

ii    d    " 

larn 

mari 

marh 

narv 

nars 

learn 

merge 

mirth 

nerve 

nurse 

kevz 

coves 

zenz 

zones 

e. 

narl 

knurl 

kest 

coast 

redz 

roads 

Turk 

Turk 

iiarn 

yearn 

kert 

court 

Redz 

Rhodes 

turf 

turf 

wart 

wert 

kerd 

cored 

rept 

roped 

tars 

terse 

ward 

word 

kers 

(  coarse 
(  course 

reps 

ropes 

tarm 

term 

wark 

work 

rebd 

robed 

tarn 

turn 

warh 

worth 

kerz 

i  cores 
(  corps 

rebz 

robes 

dart 

dirt 

wars 

worse 

reqz 

rogues 

dark 

dirk 

warm 

worm 

kelt 

colt 

revd 

roved 

dari 

dirge 

hart 

hurt 

keld 

\  coaled 

revz 

roves 

darU 

dearth 

hard 

\  heard 
^herd 

^cold 

rest 

roast 

darm 

derm 

kelz 

coals 

rerd 

roared 

part 

pert 

harh 

hearth 

kemd 

combed 

rerz 

roars 

pard 

perch 

hars 

hearse 

kemz 

combs 

reld 

rolled 

pari 

purge 

harz 

hers 

kend 

coned 

relz 

•rolls 

pars 

purse 

harl 

hurl 

kenz 
qets 

cones 
goats 

remd 
remz 

roamed 
roams 

parz 
pari 

purrs 
3earl 

Total  seventy- 
five  words    with 
the  tenth  vowel 

qedz 
qest 

goads 
ghost 

renz 
ledz 

roans 
\  loads 
I  lodes 

bard 
barq 

3ird 
burg 

qerd 

^  goard 

bard 

birch 

cl. 

1  gourd 

lept 

loped 

barh 

birth 

tCDtS 

toots 

qerz 

gores 

leps 

lopes 

barz 

burrs 

tcols 

tools 

qeld 

gold 

lebd 

•lobed 

barn 

burn 

toomz 

tombs 

qelz 

goals 

lebz 

lobes 

kart 

curt 

dcomd 

doomed 

dekt 

choked 

left 

loafed 

kard 

curd 

dcDmz 

dooms 

deks 

chokes 

levz 

loaves 

karb 

curb 

pcDld 

pooled 

derd 

chored 

lehd 

loathed 

karv 

curve 

poDlz 

pools 

derz 

chores 

lebz 

loaths 

kars 

curse 

bcDts 

boots 

Jebz 

Job's 

lemz 

loams 

karz 

curs 

bcDhz 

booths 

lekt 

joked 

lend 

loaned 

karl 

curl 

bCDSt 

boost 

leks 

jokes 

mets 

moats 

qart 

girt 

boomd 

boomed 

Jevz 

Jove's 

medz 

modes 

qard 

gird 

bcDmz 

booms. 

lelt 

jolt 

mept 

moped 

qarh 

girth 

bconz 

boons 

lelz 

jowles 

maps 

moaps 

qarl 

girl 

kcDts 

coots 

Jenz 

Jones 

mest 

most 

darp 

chirp 

koDpt 

cooped 

feks 

folks 

mern 

mourn 

dard 

church 

kcDps 

\  coops 

fert 

fort 

melt 

moult 

darl 

churl 

1  coups 

ferd 

ford 

meld 

{  mould 
I  mold 

darn 

churn 

kCDld 

cooled 

ferU 

\  forth 
/  fourth 

lark 

jerk 

koDlz 

cools 

melz 

moles 

larz 

jours 

kconz 

coons 

fers 

force 

mend 

moaned 

larm 

germ 

qcDlz 

ghouls 

ferz 

fours 

menz 

moans 

farz 

(  furs 
J  firs 

fcodz 

foods 

feld 

(  foaled 
J  fold 

nets 

notes 

fODld 

fooled 

nedz 

nodes 

farl 

furl 

fCDlz 

fools 

' 

AND    SCIENCE 

OF    SPELLING 

37 

xoxx 

XOXX 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE        CHAOS 

SCIENCE         CHAOS 

xflotz 

shoots 

tots 

tights 

rcnz 

rines 

mcurd 

mired 

scops 

soups 

teds 

tiges 

lets 

lights 

mcurz 

mires 

scohz 

soothes 

tcps 

types 

Ickt 

liked 

wcurd 

wired 

roots 

roots 

tcks 

tykes 

Icks 

likes 

wcurz 

wires 

roods 

roods 

tohz 

tithes 

Icfs 

life's 

hburd 

hired 

roofs 

roofs 

tcld 

tiled 

Icvz 

lives 

heurz 

hires 

roost 

roost 

tclz 

tiles 

Icmd 

limed 

Total  one  hun- 

roomd 

roomed 

tcmd 

timed 

Icmz 

limes 

dred  and  twelve 

roomz 

rooms 

tcmz 

times 

lend 

lined 

words 

with   let- 

loots 

loots 

tend 

tined 

Icnz  ■ 

lines 

ter  number  for- 

loopt 

looped 

tcnz 

tines 

mcts 

{  mights 
/  mites 

ty-three  "  c." 

loops 

loops 

dcks 

dykes 

told 

tolz 

pozd 

pent 

bold 

bolz 

toiled 

toils 

poised 

point 

boiled 

boils 

loomd 

loomed 

dcvz 

dives 

Mcks 

Mike's 

loomz 

looms 

dcmz 

dimes 

meld 

mild 

loonz 

loons 

dcnd 

dined 

mclz 

miles 

moots 
moods 

moots 
moods 

dcnz 
pcpt 

dines 
piped 

mend 

\  mined 
}  mind 

mcovd 

moved 

peps 

pipes 

mcnz 

mines 

kold 

coiled 

or»ilci 

moovz 

moves 

pcks 

pikes 

nets 

\  nights 

moonz 

moons 

pcld 

piled 

}  knights 

IS.vJl.Zi 

\j\ji.La 

noonz 

noons 

pclz 

piles 

ncft 

knifed 

konz 

l©nt 

l©nd 

coins 
joint 
joined 

iioohs 

youth's 

pent 

pint 

ncfs 

knife's 

ijoohz 

youths 

pcnd 

pined 

ncvz 

knives 

iioozd 

used 

pcnz 

jines 

ncnz 

nines 

iioorz 

yours 

bets 

Dites 

wets 

wights 

jonz 

fost 

vodz 

vost 

sold 

fi(i\\  '7 

joins 
foist 
voids 

woomz 

wombs 

bcdz 

bides 

wept 

wiped 

hoots 

hoots 

bcks 

bikes 

wcps 

wipes 

voiced 

hcopt 

\  whooped 
}  hooped 

bend 
kcts 

bind 
kites 

wefs 
wcvz 

wife's 
wives 

soiled 

hoops 

\  whoops 
I  hoops 

kcnd 
qcdz 

kind 
guides 

weld 
wclz 

wild 
wiles 

rold 

roiled 
roils 

hooft 

hoofed 

qclz 

guiles 

wend 

\  wind 
I  wined 

1  iiflJu 

loins 

hoofs 

hoofs 

dcdz 

chides 

IVJLLSi 

most 

moist 

Total   fifty-four 

dcld 

child 

wenz 

wines 

nozd 

noised 

words 

with     the 

dcmd 

chimed 

hcts 

\  hights 
I  heights 

host 

hoist 

twelfth  vowel  "oo." 

dcmz 

chimes 

pots 
poxt 

puts 
pushed 

dcnz 
icbz 

chines 
gibes 

hcdz 

{  hides 
I  hydes 

Total    twenty- 
six  words   with 

1  1^1^                 1 

pold 

pulled 

fcts 

fights 

hckt 

hiked 

letter 

numoer 

polz 

pulls 

fcft 

fifed 

hcks 

hikes 

forty- 

nine  "©." 

bokt 

booked 

fcfs 

fifes 

hcvz 

hives 

tainz 

towns 

boks 

books 

fcvz 

fives 

hcnd 

hind 

dcuts 

doubts 

boxt 

bushed 

fcld 

filed 

dcast 

douced 

bolz 

bulls 

fclz 

files 

The 

RULE    con- 

doinz 

downs 

kokt 

cooked 

fend 

\  find 
j  fined 

cerning  compound 

peats 

pouts 

koks 

cooks 

vowels  before  the 

poind 

pound 

qodz 

goods 

fcnz 

fines 

letter 

r   IS    given 

Dcuns 

pounce 

fold 

fulled 

vcnz 

vines 

IN   WORDS     OF    THE 

DOltS 

bouts 

folz 

fulls 

xcks 

\  sheiks 
/  shaiks 

FOURTH  CLASS— let- 

boind 

bound 

roks 

rooks 

ter  C 

—  and    need 

poins 

bounce 

lokt 

looked 

xcnz 

shines 

not    be    repeated 

kaidt 

couched 

loks 

looks 

sets 

sights 

here. 

kcant 

count 

noks 

nooks 

scdz 

sides 

qcQid 

gouged 

wodz 

woods 

scvz 

sives 

tcurd 

\  tired 
}  tyred 

qcund 

gowned 

wolz 

wools 

schz 

scythes 

qoinz 

gowns 

hodz 

hoods 

sczd 

sized 

tcarz 

\  tires 
( tyers 

fcald 

fouled 

hopt 

hooped 

send 

signed 

failz 

(  fouls 
)  fowls 

hops 

hoops 

\  signs 

dcurz 

dyers 

hokt 

hooked 

scnz 

}  sines 

pcurz 

jyres 

fcund 

found 

hoks 

hooks 

rets 

\  writes 
I  rights 

bcurz 

3uyers 

xcats 

shouts 

hoft 

hoofed 

fcurd 

fired 

scuzd 

soused 

hofs 

hoofs 

rcdz 

rides 

fcurz 

fires 

scand 

sound 

Total    twenty 

rcvz 

rives 

scurd 

sired 

zoinz 

zouns 

six    words    with 

rchs 

writhes 

(  sighers 
}  sires 

rcats 

routs 

the    thirteenth 

rcmd 

rhymed 

scurz 

rcuzd 

roused 

vowel ' 

'o." 

rcmz 

rhymes 

Icurz 

liars 

rcund 

round 

38 

STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 

xoxx 

XOXX 

SCIENCl 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE           CHAOS 

SCIENCE       CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

ICQtS 

louts 

kcuurd$^^^®^5^ 
J  coward 

dmps 

dupes 

mmzd 

mused 

mcakz 

mouths 

dmks 

dukes 

mmlz 

mules 

mcust 

moused 

xoiurd  showered 

pmkt 

puked 

nmdz 

nudes 

mcund 

mound 

xcaurz    showers 

pmks 

pukes 

kmurd 

cared 

ncanz 

nouns 

scQurd    soured 

kmbz 

cubes 

kmurz 

cures 

wcand 

wound 

scuurz    sours 

imts 

jutes 

dmurz 

chewers 

hcazd 

housed 

Haiurd  Howard 

fmdz 

feuds 

vmurz 

viewers 

hcald 

howled 

Total    forty- 
seven  words  with 

fmzd 

fused 

Smurd 

Seward 

hoilz 

howls 

fmmd 
fmmz 

fumed 
fumes 

smurz 
vmurz 

sewers 
viewers 

tcaurd 

towered 

letter   number 

smts 

suits 

Imurd 

lured 

tcuurz 

towers 

fifty-five  "  ca." 

Rmbz 

Rube's 

Imurz 

lures 

dcQurd 

dowered 

tinbd      tubed 

rmld 

ruled 

hmurz 

hewers 

dcQurz 

dowers 

tmbz      tubes 
tmnd     tuned 

rmlz 
rmnz 

rules 
runes 

Total 

thirty-five 

poiurz 

powers 

tuinz      tunes 

Imts 

lutes 

words  with  letter 

bcaurd 

bowered 

dradz      dudes 

Lmks 

Luke's 

number  sixty-one 

bcaurz 

bowers 

dmpt      daped 

mmts 

mutes 

"  m." 

WORDS  OF  THE  NINTH  CLASS 


There  are  only  a  few  English  and 
American  words  of  the  ninth  class ;  in 
fact  but  a  small  number  of  these  four- 
letter  words  can  be  found  in  any  lan- 
guage. Model  number  nine  (XXXO) 
means  that  there  are  always  three  con- 
sonants before  the  vowel  or  compound 
vowel : 


XXXO 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAO 

stra 

stray 

skwa 

squaw 

spra 

spray 

stre 

strow 

spre 

spree 

sprc 

spry 

stra 

straw 

strm 

strew 

skrm 

screw 

Total  nine  words  of  the  ninth  class. 


WORDS  OF  THE  TENTH  CLASS 


Only  a  few  words  of  the  tenth  class 
can  be  found  in  any  language.  Our  own 
Anglo-Saxon  tongue  has  only  about 
eighteen  of  them.  The  vowel  or  com- 
pound vowel  always  comes  first,  and 
THREE  consonants  always  follow;  mak- 
ing a  total  of  FOUR  letters: 

The  student,  no  doubt,  has  long  ago 
observed  that  the  classifying  of  words 
is  governed  and  compelled  by  the  use 
of  the  model. 


oxxx 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

orts 

arts 

elmz 

elms 

asps 

asps 

endz 

ends 

asks 

asks 

imps 

imps 

alps 

alps 

iriks 

inks 

aifs 

Alf's 

arbz 

orbs 

ants 

{  ants 
(  aunts 

arbz 

herbs 

urUs 

earths 

andz 

ands 

urst 

erst 

aths 

eights 

ents 

oints 

elvz 

elves 

Gists 

ousts 

ADVICE  TO  THE  STUDENT 


The  student  is  now  informed  that 
more  than  half  of  the  hard  work  is 
done.  More  than  half  of  the  entire 
Science  of  Spelling  is  mastered. 

If  the  student  has  spelled  all  of  the 

FIRST    TEN     CLASSES    Of     short    WOrds, — 

spelled  on  the  first  ten  models, — and 
has  practiced, — as  heretofore  advised 
to  practice, — using  Rule  Second  for 
Spelling,  Rule  Third  for  Spelling,  and 
Rule  Fourth  Limited  for  Spelling,— 
and  has  also  practiced  spelling  sylla- 
bles, upon  the  Table  of  Models,  as  here- 
tofore advised, — he  is  now  prepared 
to  begin  using  Rule  Fourth  Unlimited 
for  Spelling.  Later  he  will  use  Rule 
Fifth,  and  last  of  all  Rule  Sixth. 


But  right  here  and  now,  before  trying 
to  spell  any  more  words,  the  student  is 
advised  to  read  very  carefully,  so  as 
to  explain  to  other  students,  all  the 

RULES  GOVERNING  THE  UNIVERSAL  ALFA- 
BET  AND  THE  SCIENCE  OF  SPELLING;   and 

especially  the  rules  for  producing, 
SOUNDING  AND  NAMING  all  of  the  letters 
in  the  alfabet,  and  for  tabulating  the 
same,  in  accordance  with  the  laws  op 

NATURE. 

A  few  of  the  pages  that  immediately 
follow,  will  make  all  of  these  things 
plain. 


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39 


RULES  GOVERNING  THE  UNIVERSAL  ALFABET 
AND  THE  SCIENCE  OF  SPELLING 


These  rules  are  plain,  easy  and  uni- 
versal. 

They  point  out  an  unerring  method 
of  constructing  and  tabulating  the  Uni- 
versal Alfabet  ;  the  naming  of  all  of 
ITS  LETTERS ;  and  all  of  the  rules  and 
DIRECTIONS  that  are  required  for  spell- 
ing all  of  the  words  that  ARE  SPOKEN 
BY  MAN. 

Any  student,  in  any  country,  follow- 


ing these  rules,  will  have  very  little 
difficulty  in  learning  to  spell  the  words 
OF  HIS  OWN  LANGUAGE,  or  the  words  of 
any  other  language,  that  may  distinctly 

FALL  UPON  his  EAR. 

There  are  two  very  good  rules  for 
PRODUCING  or  SOUNDING  all  of  the  sim- 
ple vowels  — and  also  for  producing  or 
SOUNDING  all  of  the  compound  vowels. 
The  first  rule  is  for  producing  or 
sounding  the  first  seven  vowels. 


FIRST  SEVEN  VOWELS 


First  rule:  (!^*  While  your  lips  re- 
main in  a  natural  or  normal  condition, 
—that  is  to  say,  not  protruded,  not 
pushed  forward,  not  pouted,  not  puck- 
ered, nor  depressed.  "Open  your  mouth 
fairly  wide,  until  the  opening  is  nearly 
round,  and  then  sound  the  first  vow- 
el; same  as  in  the  vowel  sound  that  is 
heard  in  rod,  sod,  hod,  God,  was,  wad, 
on,  not,  got,  pond,  far,  car,  pa,  ma;  now 
close  the  lips  and  mouth  just  a  little 
bit,  and  sound  the  second  vowel; 
same  as  the  vowel  sound  that  is  heard 
in  had,  bad,  mad,  man,  can,  ham,  dare, 
fair,  chair,  fat,  cat,  at,  add,  air,  am;  now 
close  the  lips  and  mouth  just  a  little 
bit  more  and  sound  the  third  vowel;  as 
heard  in  but,nut,tub,bud,mud,run,rum, 
dumb,  come,  done,  one,  us,  must,  rust, 
and  so  on,  closing  the  lips  and  mouth 
just  a  little  bit  more  each  time,  and 


sound  the  fourth,  fifth,  sixth  and 
seventh  vowels."^!) 

Fourth  vowel  as  in  made,  fade,  raid, 
dale,  fail,  aim,  wait,  eight,  aid,  dame, 
rain,  gale,  blaze,  ways. 

Fifth  vowel,  as  in  men,  den,  fed,  led, 
dell,  fell,  bet,  net,  head,  wed,  yes,  guess, 
hem,  end. 

Sixth  vowel  as  in  me,  he,  we,  she,  see, 
need,  feed,  meal,  peal,  seem,  eat,  heat, 
seize,  east. 

Seventh  vowel,  as  in  did,  hid,  lid,  dim, 
him,  sin,  sing,  ring,  if,  it,  is,  will,  fill,  ill, 
fist,  in. 

By  this  time  the  student  will  find 
that  his  lips  and  mouth  will  not  be  en- 
tirely closed,  but  very  nearly  closed; 
and  the  first  seven  vowels,  numbered 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,  will  have  been  produced, 
OR  sounded,  in  their  natural  oeder. 


SECOND  SEVEN  VOWELS 


Second  rule  :  C^°  "Open  your  mouth 
fairly  wide,  until  the  opening  is  nearly 
round, — the  same  as  before,  for  the  first 
seven  vowels; — but  now,  this  time,  push 
the  lips  a  little  forward;  protrude  them, 
distend  them,  or  pout  them,  or  pucker 
them  just  a  little;  and  while  the  mouth 
and  lips  are  in  this  shape,  sound  the 
eighth  vowel,  same  as  the  vowel  sound 
that  is  heard  in  law,  saw,  laud,  awe,  all, 
call,  bought,  taught,  fought,  dawn,  lawn, 
thawed,  gone;  now  close  the  mouth  and 
lips  just  a  little  bit,  and  sound  the 


ninth  vowel;  same  as  the  vowel  sound 
that  is  heard  in  oh,  owe,  own,  tone, 
mode,  load,  boat,  rode,  goes,  foes,  oats, 
coat,  home;  and  so  on,  the  same  as 
before,  closing  the  mouth  and  lips  just 
a  little  bit  more  each  time  and  sound 
the  tenth,  eleventh,  twelfth,  thir- 
teenth AND  fourteenth  VOWELS.""^ 

Tenth  vowel,  same  as  the  vowel 
sound  that  is  heard  in  fur,  her,  sir, 
myrrh,  word,  heard,  bird,  and  in  ac- 
cented syllables  before  r,  as  woRry, 
absuRD,  MURder.     In  our  language  this 


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STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


sound  is  generally  followed  by  r;  but 
in  many  other  languages  it  is  sounded 
ALONE,  without  being  followed  by  r,  and 
may  be  followed  by  any  consonant. 

Eleventh  vowel.  This  sound  can  be 
learned  better  by  selecting  words  from 
the  German,  or  the  French,  such  as 
slid,  fiir,  plus.  It  is  heard  in  only  one 
WORD  in  our  language,  —  the  word 
PRETTY, — as  commonly  pronounced  by 
the  masses  of  people,— where  this  sound 
is  heard  after  the  letter  p,  and  before 
the  letter  r,  in  that  word. 

Twelfth  vowel,  as  heard  in  boot, 
loot,  mood,  rood,  too,  boo,  who,  shoe, 
room,  move,  moon,  noon,  ooze,  whose. 

Thirteenth  vowel,  as  heard  in  book, 
took,  look,  cook,  wood,  could,  full,  pull, 
wool,  put,  foot,  poor,  shook. 

Fourteenth  vowel.  This  is  only  a 
half  vowel,  or  a  half  sounded  vowel,— 
never  accented  in  our  language,— and 
is  generally  so  lightly  sounded  as  to  be 
called  "  indefinite,"  "  obscure,"  "  indis- 
tinct," or  "uncertain;" but  can  be  readily 
heard    in  the  last*  syllable  of  Sarah, 


Laura,  Nora,  awful,  careful,  hopeful, 
noble,  people,  bible,  doctor,  master, 
martyr,  even,  oven,  welcome,  autumn, 
union,  minion,  pigeon,  righteous,  relig- 
ious. This  HALF- vowel,  or  obscure 
vowel,  is  heard  and  used  about  twice 
AS  MANY  TIMES  as  that  of  any  other  vowel 

sound  IN  ALL  THE  LANGUAGES  OF  THE 
EARTH. 

By  the  time  the  student  has  sounded 
the  8th,  9th,  10th,  11th,  12th  and  13th 
vowels  and  has  reached  the  14th,  his 
mouth  and  lips  will  be  very  nearly 

CLOSED. 

The  two  foregoing  rules  not  only  pro- 
duce the  fourteen  simple  vowels, — and 
also  all  the  compound  vowels, — but 
what  is  more,  and  almost  equally  im- 
portant, they  TABULATE  the  fourteen 
simple  vowels  in  scientific  order  — the 
order  in  which  nature  designed  to 
HAVE  them  tabulated,  for  the  ready  and' 
convenient  use  of  all  the  people, 
speaking  every  language. 


RULES    FOR   NAMING   VOWELS 


There  is  only  one  rule  for  naming  all 
of  the  vowel  symbols,  or  vowel  letters  : 

Ci^The  SOUND  of  any  vowel  is  the 
NAME  of  that  vowel.  Also  the  sound  of 
any  compound  vowel  is  the  name  of 
that  compound  vowel.  "^ 


In  most  cases  the  compound  vowels 
are  considered,  handled,  spoken  of,  and 
referred  to  as  vowels  — just  plain  vow- 
els —that  stand  for  audible  and  com- 
plete SOUNDS. 


SCIENTIFIC   TABULATION    OF   THE   ALFABET 


A  complete  alfabet  for  all  the  world 
is  always  tabulated  on  five  horizontal 
lines.    This  is  the  only  tabulation  that 

is  STRICTLY  SCIENTIFIC. 

On  the  FIRST  line  are  tabulated  the 
FOURTEEN  SIMPLE  VOWELS,  in  their  regu- 
lar serial  order,  from  number  one  to 
number  fourteen. 

On  the  SECOND  line  are  tabulated  all 
of  the  twelve  compound  vowels   that 


have  their  ending  in  e,  as  in  me,  he,  we, 
be,  see,  she,  key. 

On  the  THIRD  line  are  tabulated  all 
of  the  twelve  compound  vowels  that 
have  their  ending  in  oo,  as  in  too,  boo, 
who,  boot,  boom,  loot,  mood,  pool,  woo. 

On  the  FOURTH  and  fifth  lines  are 
tabulated  all  of  the  twenty-eight  conso- 
nants. 


ALFABET   OF   THE   SCIENCE    OF   SPELLING 


Each  letter  is  numbered,  and  its 
number  never  changes ;  so  that  each 
and  every  letter  in  these  tables  has  the 
SAME  sound  in  one  language  that  it  has 
in  another  language,  the  same  name, 
the  same  shape  and  the  same  number 
in  ALL  THE  LANGUAGES  OF  THE 
EARTH. 

Letters  not  absolutely  needed  in  the 
English  language,  when  the  same  is 
properly  and  correctly  spoken,  are 
taken  out  of  these  tables  and  dashes 
or  blanks  left  in  their  places.  Thus  it 
will  be  seen  that  there  are  twenty-one 


dashes  or  blanks  in  these  tables,  repre- 
senting twenty-one  letters  used  in  other 
languages,  but  not  necessarily  required 
in  our  own.  Each  nation  takes  out  of 
the  tables  those  letters  which  it  does 
not  need.  Later  on  it  will  be  found 
very  convenient  to  fill  some  of  these 
blank  spaces  with  the  letters  which 
belong  in  them  for  convenience  in 
quoting  and  printing  strange  words 
often  heard  among  our  own  people. 
Few  nations  use  more  than  40  to  48 
sounds  in  their  daily  conversation. 


AND  SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


41 


THE  UNIVERSAL  ALFABET 

Story's  Table  of  Capital  (Upper  Case)  Letters  for  all  Nations 


First 
line 

1 
O 

2 

a 

3 
U 

4     5 

a  e 

6 

7 
I 

8 

a 

9 

e 

10    11 

a    u 

12    13      14 
(D     00      U 

Vowels 

Second 
line 

43 
C 

44 

45 

46    47 

•X- 

48 

49 

50 

51    52 

53    54 
(B           ^ 

Compound 

vowels 
ending  in  £ 

Third 
line 

55 
Cll 

56 

57 

58    59 

60 

61 

m 

62 

63 

64    65 

66 

Compound 

vowels 
ending  in  cd 

Fourth 
line 

15 
T 

16 
D 

17 
P 

18    19 
B    K 

20 
G 

21 
A 

22 
J 

23 
F 

24    25 
V     tl 

26     27    28 
H     X       3 

Consonants 

Fifth 
line 

29 

S 

30 
Z 

31 
R 

32   33 
L     M 

34 

N 

35 

n 

36 
H 

37 
Y 

38    39 
W     H 

40    41     42 
H 

Consonants 

Story's  Table  of  Small  (Lower  Case)  Letters  for  all  nations 


First 
line 

1 
o 

2 
a 

3 
u 

4 
a 

5 
e 

6 

E 

7 
i 

8 
a 

9 
e 

10 
u 

11 
u 

12 

13 

14 
u 

Vowels 

Second 
line 

43 
c 

44 

45 

46 

47 

^ 

48 

49 

0 

50 

51 

52 

53 

54 

^ 

Compound 

vowels 
ending  in  e 

Third 
line 

55 
cu 

56 

57 

58 

59 

60 

61 
m 

62 

63 

64 

65 

•K- 

66 

•H- 

Compound 

vowels 
ending  in  cd 

Fourth 
line 

15 
t 

16 
d 

17 
P 

18 
b 

19 
k 

20 

q 

21 
d 

22 

1 

23 
f 

24 

V 

25 
h 

26 
h 

27 

X 

28 

Consonants 

Fifth 
line 

29 
s 

30 
z 

31 
r 

32 

1 

as 

m 

34 
n 

35 

n 

36 
11 

37 

38 
w 

39 
h 

40 

41 
h 

42 

Consonants 

(Copyright  1906:  Chas.  A.  Story,  as  Author,  and  United  States  Fonetic  Company, 

as  Proprietor.) 


RULE   FOR   NAMING    CONSONANTS 


Only  one  rule  is  given  for  naming  all 

of    the     TWENTY-FIVE     COMPLETE    CONSO- 
NANTS: 

1 

IW  The  SOUND  of  any  consonant,  fol-  j 

lowed  by  e  as  in  me,  he,  be,  she,  we,  1 

see,  key,  is  the  name  of  that  conso-  | 
nant.  "^ 

This  short  and  plain  rule  changes 
THE  NAMES  of  nearly  all  of  the  old  con- 
sonants—in fact  ALL  of  them  except 


t,  d,  p,  b,  V,  and  z,  which  happened  to 
be  CORRECTLY  NAMED  in  the  old  alfabet. 

Only  one  general  rule  was  given  and 
followed  in  tabulating  the  twenty- 
eight  CONSONANTS,  and  placing  them  in 
their  proper  positions: 

E:^  First  of  all  place  in  line  the  six- 
teen consonants  that  are  paired  or 
MATED— that  is  to  say,  all  the  paired  or 
MATED  consonants  are  placed  on  the 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


fourth  and  fifth  lines  of  the  table  al- 
most the  same  as  in  many  of  the  short- 
hand or  stenographic  tables  ;  and,  last 
of  all,  place  in  line  the  remaining  twelve 
UNMATED  consonants  in  the  best  possi- 
ble order  for  convenient  use  ;  begin- 
ning with  the  principal  consonant  re  (r). 


and  ending  with  the  "family  of  aspi- 
eates."  '"^ 

Letter  number  35  is  the  HALF-nasal 
and  therefore  is  only  a  half-consonant. 
It  is  named  by  the  following  rule: 

i^W  The  half-consonant  followed  by 
the  half-vowel  is  the  name  of  the 
half -consonant.  "^ 


DISCOVERIES 


There  are  fourteen  simple  vowel 
sounds  in  the  speech  of  human  beings; 
and  there  can  not,  by  any  possibility, 
be  any  more  than  fourteen. 

Twelve  of  the  simple  vowel  sounds 
possess  the  quality  of  being  hard,  non- 
elastic,  and  brittle,  are  produced  in 
straight  lines  and  break  off  abruptly. 

The  other  two  simple  vowel  sounds — 
number  6  and  number  12— possess  the 
quality  of  being  soft,  flexible  and  plia- 
ble, so  that  either  one  of  the  two  soft 
and  plastic  vowels  can  be  plastered  or 
molded  onto  the  last  end  of  the  hard 
vowels,  where  they  will  adhere. 

A  compound  vowel  sound  is  a  hard 
and  brittle  vowel  sound  abruptly  bro- 
ken off,  with  a  soft  and  plastic  vowel 
sound  molded  upon  it,  so  that  the  two 
sounds  seem  to  be  but  one  sound. 

The  two  soft  and  plastic  vowels  can 
be  molded  upon  each  other  so  that  the 
TWO  soft  sounds  will  seem  to  be  but 

ONE. 

There  are  twelve  compound  vowel 
sounds  ending  with  vowel  number  six  ; 
that  is  to  say,  have  their  ending  in  "  e," 
as  in  me,  he,  we,  be,  she,  see,  key ;  and 
there  can  be  no  more  than  twelve. 

There  are  twelve  compound  vowel 
sounds  ending  in  vowel  number  twelve; 
that  is  to  say,  they  have  their  ending 
in  "  oo,"  as  in  too,  boo,  who,  boot,  boom, 
loot,  mood,  pool,  woo;  and  there  can  be 
no  more  than  twelve. 

It  is  utterly  impossible  for  human 
beings  to  sound  any  kind  or  variety 
of  compound  vowels  other  than  the 
12  +  12  =  24  just  above  named. 

The  old  letter  Y,  with  its  name 
changed  to  ye,  stands  for  the  soft  and 
plastic  vowel  number  six,  ^hen  it  is 
plastered,  or  coned,  upon  the  first  end 
of  any  hard  and  brittle  vowel. 

The  old  letter  W,  with  its  name 
changed  to  we,  stands  for  the  soft  and 
plastic  vowel  number  twelve,  when  it 
is  combined  with  the  first  end  of  any 
hard  and  brittle  vowel. 

The  old  letters  Y  and  W  have  gen- 
erally been  considered  consonants  and 
they  will  still  be  used  and  handled  as 
CONSONANTS,  although  in  point  of  actual 
fact  they  are  the   representatives  of 


THOSE  SAME  TWO  SOFT  AND  PLASTIC  VOW- 
ELS that  have  deceived  and  baflfled  lin- 
guists and  philologists  during  all  the 
ages  that  are  gone. 

All  of  these  compound  vowel  sounds 
are  in  actual  use  at  the  present  time 
by  millions  of  people,  among  the  several 
nations  and  tribes  in  many  and  various 
parts  of  the  earth. 

No  ONE  language  on  THE  EARTH  re- 
quires the  use  of  all  of  the  24  com- 
pound vowel  sounds ;  but  some  of  the 
languages  require  the  use  of  only  three 
OR  FOUR  of  them,  others  only  six  or 
SEVEN  of  them,  and  our  own  Anglo- 
Saxon  tongue  requires  the  use  of  only 
FIVE  of  them. 

In  tabulating  the  twelve  compound 
vowels  ending  in  "  e,"  as  in  me,  he,  be, 
she,  see,  key,  we,  and  placing  them  all 
in  their  proper  positions,  this  rule  is 
used: 

E^"On  the  second  line,  and  immedi- 
ately under  the  table  of  fourteen 
simple  vowels,  place  each  compound 
vowel  DIRECTLY  UNDER  the  simple  vow- 
el which  forms  the  first  half  of  the 
compound."^ 

In  tabulating  the  twelve  compound 
vowels  ending  in  "  oo,"  as  in  too,  boo, 
who,  boot,  boom,  loot,  mood,  pool,  woo, 
and  placing  them  in  their  proper  posi- 
tions, this  rule  is  used : 

(^^^On  the  third  line,  under  the  table 
of  fourteen  simple  vowels,  place  each 
compound  vowel  directly  under  the 
simple  vowel  which  forms  the  FIRST 
half  of  the  compound. 

Since  there  are  24  compound  vowels 
for  ALL  the  world,  and  since  our  lan- 
guage requires  only  five  of  them,  it 
follows  that  there  are  24—5=19  of 
them  used  in  other  languages  but  not 
required  in  our  own;  and  therefore  we 
may  leave  nineteen  blank  spaces  in 
the  Universal  Table  and  still  have  all 
the  letters  we  need  for  our  own  use. 

And  since  there  are  14  simple  vowels 
and  28  consonants  and  5  compound 
vowels  used  by  our  own  people,  it  fol- 
lows that  we  need  14  +  28-}- 5,  which 
makes  a  total  of  forty-seven  letters  ; 
and  if  we  add  47  to  the  19  blanks,  we 


AND    SCIENCE   OF    SPELLING 


43 


have  a  total  of  66  for  the  entire  earth; 
which  is  exactly  equal  to  the  total  num- 
ber of  SPEECH  SOUNDS  that  human  be- 
ings are  capable  of  producing  and  are 
using  every  day. 

This  very  simple  and  very  easy  plan 
for  filling  the  nineteen  blank  spaces 

WITH  MARKED  LETTERS  enables  the  WHOLE 

WORLD  to  use  the  alfabet  without  add- 
ing any  more  main  letters  or  symbol 
outlines  to  it;  and  the  whole  world 


will  need  only  forty-seven  letters— 
forty-seven  symbol  outlines— for  wri- 
ing  and  printing  its  sixty-six  sounds, 
I  and  for  spelling  its  five  millions  of 
I  words  ;  that  is  to  say,  we  can  make  one 
i  SHORT,  straight  DASH,  and  use  it  nine- 
teen TIMES  so  as  to  make  the  alfabet 
I  stand  for  sixty-six  sounds  and  really 
be,  IN  ACTUAL  FACT,  an  alfabet  of  sixty- 
six  letters,  while  it  appears  to  be  an 
j  alfabet  of  only  forty-seven  letters. 


NUMBERING 


Only  one  rule  was  followed  in  num- 
bering each  and  all  of  the  letters  or 
symbols  in  this  entire  alfabet  for  all 
nations;  and  the  numbering  is  an 
important  and  prominent  feature  of 
this  Universal  System.  Each  letter 
will  carry  with  it  the  same  sound,  the 
same  shape,  the  same  name,  and  the 
SAME  serial  number  all  over  the  earth, 
wheresoever  it  may  go.  Here  is  the 
rule  for  numbering : 

(5^" First  of  all,  number  the  fourteen 
simple    vowels  in   their  natural   and 


serial  order  from  one  to  fourteen ;  next 
continue  the  serial  order  numbering 
so  as  to  cover  and  include  all  of  the 
consonants  on  the  fourth  and  fifth 
lines  of  the  scientific  table,  beginning 
with  fifteen  ;  then,  last  of  all,  continue 
the  serial  order  numbering  so  as  to 
cover  and  include  all  of  the  compound 
vowels  on  the  second  and  third  lines  of 
the  table,  ending  with  number  sixty- 
six,  which  is  the  total  number  of 
speech  sounds  that  human  beings  are 
capable  of  producing.' 


RULES   FOR  MARKING   THE   COMPOUND   VOWELS   AND 
FOR   FILLING   THE   BLANK   SPACES 


There  are  two  short  rules  that  will 
explain  all  of  the  marks  or  dashes 
that  will,  from  time  to  time,  appear 
over  and  under  many  of  the  simple 
vowels  in  the  printed  words  of  many 
languages;  and  the  same  two  short 
rules  will  help  the  student  to  fill  any 
or  all  of  the  spaces  left  blank  in  the 
Universal  Alfabet  as  follows : 

l^W  Rule  First:  A  short  horizontal 
line,  or  dash,  placed  over  any  one  of 
the  fourteen  simple  vowels,  always 
adds  e,  as  in  me,  he,  be,  she,  see,  key, 
we,  to  that  simple  vowel  and  changes  it 
into  a  COMPOUND  vowel  ending  in  e,  as 
in  me,  he,  be,  she,  see,  key,  we.  135 

This  Rule  First  enables  any  student 
in  any  country  to  bring  any  or  all  of 
the  letters  from  the  first  line  of  vowels 
down  onto  the  second  line  and  fill  any 
or  all  of  the  nine  blank  spaces  found 
upon  that  line. 

CI^"  Rule  Second:  A  short  horizon- 
tal line  or  dash  placed  under  any  one 
of  the  fourteen  simple  vowels  always 
ADDS  00,  as  in  too,  boo,  who,  boot,  boom. 


loot,  mood,  woo,  to  that  simple  vowel; 
and  changes  it  into  a  compound  vowel 
ending  in  oo,  as  in  too,  boo,  who,  boot, 
boom,  loot,  mood,  woo. 

This  Rule  Second  enables  any  stu- 
dent to  bring  any  or  all  of  the  letters 
from  the  first  line  of  vowels  down  onto 
the  third  line  and  fill  any  or  all  of 
the  ten  blank  spaces  found  upon  that 
line. 

And  these  two  rules  together  enable 
any  student  in  any  country  to  read  and 
pronounce,  at  sight,  any  and  every 
word  he  may  see  printed  in  any  for- 
eign OR  strange  language,  and  to  fill 
all  of  the  NINETEEN  blank  spaces  that 
are  found  in  the  Universal  Alfabet  as 
it  is  printed  in  this  Fonetic  Primer, 
and  thus  complete  the  entire  Table 
of  Letters  for  All  Nations,  and  All 
Languages,  without  adding  any  new, 
large  characters,  or  symbols;  because, 
when  this  is  done  all  of  the  nineteen 
BLANK  SPACES  wiU  be  filled  from  the 
first  line  and  the  only  new  feature 


44 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


will  be  the  short  dash  over  them  or 
UNDER  them,  the  meaning  of  which  will 
be  always  and  everywhere  well  known. 

These  forty-seven  letters  —and  the 

ONE  SHORT  DASH  — the  ONE  STRAIGHT 
MARK  —WILL  DO  THE  WORK   REQUIRED   BY 


THE     WHOLE      WORLD       FASTER,      NEATEl 

CHEAPER  AND  BETTER    than  any  othel] 
system  ever  devised.    It  is  the  net  n 

suit    of   SIXTY-TWO    SEPARATE    AND    INDI 
PENDENT    DISCOVERIES    AND    INVENTIONS^ 

and  more  than  forty  years  of  laboi 

AND    EXPERIMENT, 


ADVICE   TO   THE   STUDENT 


The  student  is  advised  to  use  the 
TABLE  OF  MODELS  frequently  for  spell- 
ing SYLLABLES  as  Well  as  short  words. 
This  Table  of  Models  ranks  next  in 
value  to  the  Universal  Alfabet  itself, 
is  the  net  result  of  twenty-two  separate 
and  independent  discoveries  and  inven- 
tions, and  furnishes  the  pattern  or 
MODEL  for  spelling  every  word  of  one 

SYLLABLE  and  EVERY  SYLLABLE  THAT 
HUMAN  BEINGS  ARE  CAPABLE  OF  PRONOUNC- 
ING. 

^^^  The  student  may  select  long 
words  of  two,  three,  or  four  syllables, 
divide  them  in  the  most  natural  and 
easy  way,  then  spell  each  syllable, 
just  the  same  as  if  it  were  a  short 
WORD  ;  and  then  pronounce  all  of  the 
syllables  forming  the  whole  word."^ 

After  a  few  hours  practice  in  this 


way,  with  the  Table  of  Models  in  full 
VIEW,  the  spelling  of  long  words  will 
become  natural  and  easy,  and  the 
student  will  be  able  to  spell  every 
word  that  he  can  distinctly  hear 
and  accurately  pronounce  without 
consulting  any  book.  The  Fonetic 
Primer,  or  the  Fonetic  Charts,  are  the 
only  "  spelling  books  "  the  student  will 
ever  need. 

It  is  taken  for  granted  that  the  stu- 
dent, by  this  time,  is  familiar  with  the 
FIRST  ten  models  and  is  able  to  handle 
with  ease  the  first  four  rules  for  spell- 
ing: namely.  Rule  First,  Rule  Second, 
Rule  Third,  and  Rule  Fourth  Limited, 
and  is  able  to  explain  them  to  other 
students. 

With  this  understanding  we  now  pre- 
sent 


RULE   FOURTH    UNLIMITED,    FOR   SPELLING 


'^^^  When  any  consonant  stands  be- 
fore any  other  consonant,  in  the  same 
syllable  or  in  the  same  short  word,  the 
first  consonant  may  be  blended  with 
the  next  one  by  sounding  the  first 
and  NAMING  THE  NEXT  ONE  in  the  same 
breath,  as  if  the  two  consonants  were 
but  ONE ;  then  name  or  blend  the  re- 
maining letters,  and  then  pronounce 
the  syllable  or  the  short  word.  °^J1 

Remember  that  Rule  First  is  not 
superseded  nor  abolished.  It  is  still 
USED  AND  APPLIED  in  those  parts  of  the 
word  where  blending  is  not  applied. 

This  blending  of  two  consonants 
may  be  done  before  the  vowel  or  after 
the  vowel,  and  sometimes  both  before 

AND  after  THE  VOWEL. 

It  very  frequently  happens  that  Rule 
Fourth  Unlimited  and  Rule  Second 
can  both  be  used  and  applied  in  the 


same  syllable  or  the  same  short  word. 

It  also  very  frequently  happens  that 
Rule  Fourth  Unlimited  and  Rule  Third 
can  both  be  used  and  applied  in  the 
SAME  syllable  or  the  same  short  word. 

This  Unlimited  Rule  Fourth  gives  to 
the  student  a  wide  field  of  liberty  in 
spelling  and  adds  a  high  percentage 
to  his  SPEED  in  word  building.  It  is 
also  a  very  easy  and  very  natural  step 
leading  up  to  that  great  achievement, 

CORRECT  READING. 

This  Rule  Fourth  Unlimited  can  be 
used  to  good  advantage  in  words  of 
the  Seventh  Class  and  the  Eleventh 
Class,  and  in  several  other  classes 
which  the  student  will  very  soon  be 
able  to  select  and  determine  for  him- 
self. It  can  be  used  in  many  hundreds 
of  short  words  and  many  thousands  of 
syllables. 


AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


45 


ENGLISH  AND  AMERICAN  WORDS  OF  THE 
ELEVENTH  CLASS 


Besides  the  nine 

hundred  and  seventy 

xxoxx 

short 

words    of 

the    ELEVENTH    CLASS, 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

there 

are  in    the 

dictionaries    about 

branz 

brans 

flani 

flange 

FOURTEEN    THOUSAND   SYLLABLES    Spelled 

blats 

blats 

tlaiik 

flank 

in  the 

same  way,- 

-with  FIVE 

LETTERS,— 

blabd 

blabbed 

Liraxt 

thrashed 

after  pattern  or  model  number  eleven: 

blabz 

blabs 

Uwakt 

thwacked 

xxoxx 

blakt 

blacked 

hwaks 

thwacks 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

blaks 

blacks 

xraiik 

shrank 

trots 

trots 

skorf 

scarf 

blaid 

bladged 

stabd 

stabbed 

dropt 

dropped 

skorz 

scars 

blast 

blast 

stabz 

stabs 

drops 

drops 

skons 

sconce 

blard 

blared 

stakt 

stacked 

prodz 

prods 

slots 

slots 

blarz 

blares 

staks 

stacks 

propt 

propped 

slopt 

slopped 

bland 

bland 

staqz 

stags 

props 

props 

slops 

slops 

bland 

blanch 

stafs 

staffs 

promt 

prompt 

smoks 

smocks 

blaqk 

blank 

stard 

stared 

plots 

plots 

smort 

smart 

krabz 

crabs 

starz    ■ 

stares 

plodz 

plods 

snobz 

snobs 

krakt 

cracked 

stairs 

blots 

blots 

snorl 

snarl 

kraks 

cracks 

stamp 

stamp 

blokt 

blocked 

swodz 

swads 

kraqd 

cragged 

stand 

stand 

bloks 

blocks 

swopt 

swapped 

kraqz 

crags 

stand 

staunch 

blodt 

blotched 

swops 

swaps 

kraft 

craft 

staiik 

stank 

blond 

blond 

swobd 

swabbed 

kraxt 

crashed 

spard 

spared 

kropt 

cropped 

swobz 

swabs 

kramd 

crammed 

sparz 

spares 

krops 

crops 

swohz 

swaths 

kramp 

cramp 

spand 

spanned 

krokt 

crocked 

swoxt 

swashed 

kramz 

crams 

spanz 

spans 

kroks 

crocks 

swonz 

swans 

kraqk 

crank 

spaqk 

spank 

krodt 

crotched 

zwovz 

zouaves 

klapt 

clapped 

skabd 

scabbed 

klots 

clots 

hwopt 

whapped 

klaps 

claps 

skabz 

scabs 

klodz 

clods 

hwops 

whaps 

klakt 

clacked 

skard 

scared 

kloks 

clocks 

Total  seventy- 

klaks 

clacks 

skars 

scarce 

kwodz 

quads 

seven   words 

klaxt 

clashed 

skarz 

scares 

kwoxt 

quashed 

with  " 

0." 

klast 

classed 

skalp 

scalp 

qroqd 

grogged 

trapt 

trapped 

klasp 

clasp 

skamp 

scamp 

frokt 

frocked 

traps 

traps 

klamp 

clamp 

skant 

scant 

froks 

frocks 

trakt 

tracked 

klamz 

clams 

skand 

scanned 

froqz 

frogs 

traks 

tracks 

klanz 

clans 

skanz 

scans 

flopt 

flopped 

tramp 

tramp 

klaiik 

clank 

slats 

slats 

flops 

flops 

trans 

\  trans 
trance 

kwakt 

quacked 

slapt 

slapped 

flokt 

flocked 

kwaks 

quacks 

slaps 

slaps 

floks 

flocks 

twaqd 

twanged 

kwaft 

quaffed 

slabd 

slabbed 

floqd 

flogged 

twaqz 

twangs 

kwafs 

quaffs 

slabz 

slabs 

floqz 

flogs 

drabd 

drabbed 

qrabd 

grabbed 

slakt 

slacked 

flont 

flaunt 

drabz 

drabs 

qrabz 

grabs 

slaks 

slacks 

hrobd 

throbbed 

draqd 

dragged 

qraft 

graft 

sldqd 

slagged 

hrobz 

throbs 

draqz 

drags 

qrasp 

grasp 

slaqz 

slags 

stopt 

stopped 

draft 

draft 

qramz 

grams 

slaxt 

slashed 

stops 

stops 

dramz 

( drams 

qrant 

grant 

slamd 

slammed 

stokt 

stocked 

}  drachms 

qrand 

grand 

slamz 

slams 

stoks 

stocks 

draiik 

drank 

qlard 

glared 

slant 

slant 

stort 

start 

prans 

prance 

qlarz 

glares 

smakt 

smacked 

stord 

starred 

praqk 

prank 

qland 

gland 

smaks 

smacks 

stork 

stark 

plats 

plats 

qlans 

glance 

smaxt 

smashed 

stord 

starch 

pladz 

plaids 

Prans 

France 

snapt 

snapped 

storv 

starve 

plaks 

plaques 

fraiik 

frank 

snaps 

snaps 

storz 

stars 

plant 

plant 

flats 

flats 

snakt 

snacked 

stond 

staunch 

pland 

planned 

flapt 

flapped 

snaks 

snacks 

spots 

spots 

planz 

plans 

flaps 

flaps 

snadt 

snatched 

spord 

sparred 

plaiik 

plank 

flaks 

flax 

snahs 

snaths 

spork 

spark 

brats 

3rats 

flaqd 

flagged 

snard 

snared 

spors 

sparse 

bradz 

brads 

flaqz 

flags 

snarz 

snares 

sporz 

spars 

braqd 

bragged 

flaxt 

flashed 

swaqz 

swags 

skodt 

scotched 

braqz 

brags 

flask 

flask 

swarz 

swears 

skord 

scarred 

brand 

brand 

fiord 

flared 

hwakt 

whacked 

skorp 

scarp 

brand 

branch 

flarz 

flares 

hwaks 

whacks 

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STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


xxoxx 

XXOXX 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

hwaiid 

whanged 

xruiik 

shrunk 

krapt 

craped 

trets 

trets 

hwariz 

whangs 

studz 

studs 

kraps 

crapes 

tredz 

treads 

Total  one  hun- 
dred   and    fifty- 
three  words  with 

"n  " 

stubd 

stubbed 

kravd 

craved 

trend 

trend 

stubz 

stubs 

kravz 

craves 

trend 

trench 

stuft 

stuffed 

krazd 

crazed 

twelv 

twelve 

stufs 

stuffs 

klamd 

claimed 

dredz 

dreads 

a. 

stump 

stump 

klamz 

claims 

dreid 

dredged 

trukt 

trucked 

stunt 

stunt 

kwaks 

quakes 

drest 

dressed 

truks 

trucks 

stund 

stunned 

kwald 

quailed 

dremp 

dreamp 

truid 

trudged 

stunz 

stuns 

kwalz 

quails 

drend 

drench 

trust 

trust 

stuiik 

stunk 

kwant 

quaint 

dwelt 

dwelt 

trump 

trump 

spudz 

spuds 

qrats 

grates 

dwelz 

dwells 

truiik 

trunk 

spuni 

sponge 

qradz 

grades 

prest 

pressed 

drubd 

drubbed 

spuiik 

spunk 

qrapt 

graped 

pleid 

pledged 

drubz 

drubs 

sluts 

sluts 

qraps 

grapes 

bredz 

breads 

druqd 

drugged 

sluqd 

slugged 

qravz 

graves 

brelis 

breaths 

druqz 

drugs 

sluft 

sloughed 

qrast 

graced 

brest 

breast 

drumd 

drummed 

slufs 

sloughs 

qrazd 

grazed 

blest 

blessed 

drumz 

drums 

sluxt 

slushed 

qrand 

grained 

blent 

blent 

druiik 

drunk 

slumz 

slums 

qranz 

grains 

blend 

blend 

plukt 

plucked 

slurik 

slunk 

qladz 

glades 

krept 

crept 

pluks 

plucks 

smuts 

smuts 

qlazd 

glazed 

krest 

crest 

pluqd 

plugged 

smuid 

smudged 

frats 

freights 

kleft 

cleft 

pluqz 

plugs 

snubd 

snubbed 

framd 

framed 

klend 

clench 

plumd 

plumbed 

snubz 

snubs 

framz 

frames 

klenz 

cleanse 

plumz 

(plumbs 

snuks 

snucks 

flakt 

flaked 

kwest 

quest 

/  plums 

snuqd 

snugged 

flaks 

flakes 

kweld 

quelled 

plunj. 

plunge 

snuqs 

snugs 

flald 

flailed 

kwend 

quench 

bruxt 

brushed 

Total    eighty- 

flalz 

flails 

frets 

frets 

brunt 

brunt 

four  words  with 

flamd 

flamed 

flekt 

flecked 

bludz 

bloods 

"u." 

flamz 

flames 

fleks 

flecks 

bluft 

bluffed 

trats 

traits 

stats 

states 

field 

fledged 

blufs 

bluffs 

tradz 

trades 

stakt 

staked 

flext 

fleshed 

bluxt 

blushed 

trast' 

traced 

staks 

J  stakes 
I  steaks 

Urets 

threats 

blunt 

blunt 

trald 

trailed 

hredz 

threads 

kruxt 

crushed 

tralz 

trails 

staid 

staged 

xredz 

shreds 

krust 

crust 

trand 

trained 

stavd 

staved 

stept 

stepped 

krulz 

cruUs 

tranz 

trains 

stavz 

staves 

steps 

steps 

krumd 

crumbed 

drapt 

draped 

stand 

stained 

stemd 

stemmed 

krumz 

crums 

draps 

drapes 

stanz 

stains 

stemz 

stems 

krump 

crump 

drand 

drained 

spadz 

spades 

stent 

stent 

krund 

crunch 

dranz 

drains 

spast 

spaced 

stend 

stench 

kruiik 

crunk 

prats 

prates 

skahd 

scathed 

spekt 

specked 

klubd 

clubbed 

plats 

plates 

skakz 

scathes 

speks 

specks 

klubz 

clubs 

blaqd 

plagued 

skald 

scaled 

spelt 

spelled 

klukt 

clucked 

plaqz 

plagues 

skalz 

scales 

speld 

spelled 

kluks 

clucks 

plast 

placed 

skand 

skeined 

spelz 

spells 

kludt 

clutched 

plant 

plaint 

skanz 

skeins 

spent 

spent 

qrubd 

grubbed 

pland 

(  plained 
'  planed 

slats 

slates 

spend 

spend 

qrubz 

grubs 

slakt 

slaked 

skedt 

sketched 

qruid 

grudged 

planz 

plains 
'  planes 

slaks 

slakes 

sledz 

sleds 

qrunt 

grunt 

slavd 

slaved 

slept 

slept 

qluts 

gluts 

brats 

brates 

slavz 

slaves 

sleid 

sledged 

qluvd 

gloved 

bradz 

braids 

slazd 

slazed 

smelt 

smelled 

qluvz 

gloves 

braks 

breaks 

snakt 

snaked 

smeld 

smelled 

frunt 

front 

brakes 

snaks 

snakes 

smelz 

smells 

fludz 

floods 

bravd 

braved 

snalz 

snails 

swets 

sweats 

fluks 

flux 

bravz 

braves 

swaid 

swaged 

swept 

swept 

fluft 

fluffed 

brast 

braced 

swahd 

swathed 

sweid 

swedged 

flufs 

fluffs 

brand 

brained 

swahz 

swathes 

sweld 

swelled 

lluxt 

flushed 

branz 

brains 

swlaz 

swails 

swelz 

swells 

irust 

thrust 

bladz 

blades 

swanz 

swains 

hwets 

whets 

xrubd 

shrubbed 

blazd 

blazed 

hwald 

whaled 

hwelp 

whelp 

xrubz 

shrubs 

blamd 

blamed 

hwalz 

whales 

hwelk 

whelk 

xruqd 

shrugged 

blamz 

blames 

Total  ninety-six 

hwelm 

whelm 

xruqz 

shrugs 

krats 

crates 

words  with  "a." 

hwens 

whence 

AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


47 


xxoxx 

SCIENCE      CHAOS  SCIENCE        CHAOS 

Total  sixty-six      skts  sleets 

words  with  "e."        skps  sleeps 

skvd  sleaved 

skvz  sleaves 

snEkt  sneaked 

sneks  sneaks 

sntzd  sneezed 

sw£ts  sweets 

Swtdz  Swedes 

swEps  sweeps 

hwEts  wheats 

hw£zd  wheezed 

hweld  wheeled 

hwElz  wheels 

Total  seventy- 
five  words  with 


trets 

treats 

twedz 

tweeds 

twekt 

tweaked 

tw£ks 

tweaks 

dremc 

dreamed 

dremz 

dreams 

predt 

preached 

pr£st 

priest 

pkts 

pleats 

pkdz 

pleads 

plezd 

pleased 

brsdz 

breeds 

bredt 

breached 

br£fs 

briefs 

br£hd 

breathed 

br£hz 

breathes 

bkts 

bleats 

bkdz 

bleeds 

bkdt 

bleached 

kr£dz 

creeds 

kr£ps 

creeps 

kr£kt 

creaked 

kr£ks 

creaks 

kr£st 

creased 

kr£md 

creamed 

kr£mz 

creams 

kr£nd 

creened 

kr£nz 

creens 

kl£ts 

elects 

kl£vd 

cleaved 

kl£VZ 

cleaves 

kl£nd 

cleaned 

qr£ts 

greets 

qr£dz 

greeds 

Gr£ks 

Greeks 

qr£fs 

griefs 

qr£vd 

grieved 

qr£vz 

grieves 

qr£st 

greased 

qr£zd 

greased 

qr£nd 

greened 

qr£nz 

greens 

qkts 

gleets 

qkmd 

gleamed 

qkmz 

gleams 

qknd 

gleaned 

qknz 

gleans 

fr£ks 

freaks 

fkts 

fleets 

fkst 

fleeced 

xr£kt 

shrieked 

xr£ks 

shrieks 

st£dz 

steeds 

st£pt 

steeped 

St£pS 

steeps 

St£ld 

steeled 

St£lz      • 

steals 
steels 

st£md 

steamed 

st£mz 

steams 

spEdz 

speeds 

sk£md 

schemed 

sksmz 

schemes 

tript 
trips 
trikt 


tripped 

trips 

tricked 


triks  tricks 

trist  trist 

trild  trilled 

trilz  trills 

trimd  trimmed 

trimz  trims 

twits  twits 

twiqd  twigged 

twiqz  twigs 

twidt  twitched 

twist  twist 

twild  twilled 

twilz  twills 

twini  twinge 

twinz  twins 

dript  dripped 

drips  drips 

dribd  dribbed 

dribz  dribs 

drift  drift 

drild  drilled 

drilz  drills 

driiik  drink 

prikt  pricked 

priks  pricks 

primp  primp 

print  print 

prins  prince 

brikt  bricked 

briks  bricks 

briqz  brigs 

bridt  breeched 

briid  bridged 

brimd  brimmed 

brimz  brims 

briiik  brink 

blird  bleared 

blirz  blears 

bliiik  blink 

kript  crypt 

krlbd  cribbed 

kribz  cribs 

kriks  creeks 

krisp  crisp 

krimp  crimp 


XXOXX 


klipt 

.E      CHAOS 

clipped 

SCEINC 

slipt 

E      CHAOS 

slipped 

J^JIps 

clips 

slips 

slips 

klikt 

clicked 

slikt 

slicked 

kliks 

clicks 

sliks 

slicks 

klifs 

cliffs 

sliiik 

slink 

klird 

cleared 

Smihs 

Smith's 

klirz 

clears 

smird 

smeared 

klind 

clinch 

smirz 

smears 

kliiik 

clink 

suits 

suits 

kwits 

quits 

snifs 

sniffs 

kwidz 

quids 

snird 

sneered 

kwips 

quips 

snirz 

sneers 

kwizd 

quizzed 

swiqz 

swigs 

kwilt 

quilt 

swidt 

switched 

kwild 

quilled 

swift 

swift 

kwilz 

quills 

swild 

swilled 

kwins 

quince 

swilz 

swills 

qrits 

grits 

swimz 

swims 

qript 

gripped 

swiqz 

swings 

qrips 

grips 

hwipt 

whipped 

qrist 

grist 

hwips 

whips 

qrind 

grinned 

hwiqz 

whigs 

qrinz 

grins 

hwist 

whist 

qlint 

glint 

hwizd 

whizzed 

frild 

frilled 

hwisk 

whisk 

frilz 

frills 

hwimz 

whims 

frini 
flits 
flipt 
flips 

fringe 
flits 

Total  one  hun- 

flipped 
flips 

dred  and  forty 
words  with  "  i." 

flint 

flint 

trafs 

troughs 

flind 

flinch 

travz 

troughs 

fliiiz 

flings 

trahs 

troths 

Urild 

thrilled 

drald 

drawled 

hrilz 

thrills 

dralz 

drawls 

xrimp 

shrimp 

braUs 

broths 

xriqk 

shrink 

braid 

brawled 

stikt 

sticked 

bralz 

brawls 

stiks 

sticks 

kraft 

croft 

stidt 

stitched 

krast 

crossed 

stifs 

stiffs 

krand 

craunch 

stird 

steared 

klahs 

cloths 

Cl'^^T•'7 

J  stears 
\  steers 

kwart 

quart 

Otil  ll 

qlast 

glossed 

stint 

stint 

fradz 

frauds 

stiqk 

stink 

frast 

frost 

spits 

spits 

flant 

flaunt 

spird 

speared 

braid 

thralled 

spirz 

spears 

Uralz 

thralls 

spilt 

spilled 

hraiid 

thronged 

spild 

spilled 

Uraqz 

throngs 

spilz 

spills 

hwart 

thwart 

spinz 

spins 

stakt 

stalked 

skits 

skits 

staks 

stalks 

skidz 

skids 

stark 

stork 

skipt 

skipped 

starm 

storm 

skips 

skips 

staid 

stalled 

skifs 

skiffs 

stalz 

stalls 

skild 

skilled 

spalz 

spalls 

skimd 

skimmed 

spand 

spawned 

skimp 

skimp 

spanz 

spawns 

skimz 

skims 

skaft 

scoffed 

skind 

skinned 

skafs 

scoffs 

skind 

skinch 

skard 

scorch 

skinz 

skins 

skarn 

scorn 

slits 

slits 

skald 

scald 

48 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


XXOXX 


SCIENCE      CHAOS 

slalis      sloths 
sland     slaunch 
snart      snort 
swamp  swamp 
hwarf    wharf 

Total  forty-three 
words  with  "  a." 


SCIENCE      CHAOS 


treps 

treld 

trelz 

drevz 

drenz 

prebd 

prebz 

breqz 

bredt 

blets 

bleks 

krekt 

kreks 

kremz 

klekt 

kleks 

klevz 

klehd 

klehz 

klezd 

kwets 

qrept 

qreps 

qrevz 

qrend 

qrenz 

qlets 

qlebz 

flets 

flerd 

flerz 

hrend 

hrenz 

stevz 

sterd 

sterz 

stend 

stenz 

speks 

spert 

sperz 

skeps 

skerd 

skerz 

skeld 

slept 

slops 

smekt 

smeks 

snerd 

snerz 

sworn 


tropes 

trolled 

trolls 

droves 

drones 

probed 

probes 

brogues 

broached 

bloats 

blokes 

croaked 

croaks 

cromes 

cloaked 

cloaks 

cloves 

clothed 

clothes 

closed 

quotes 

groped 

gropes 

groves 

groaned 

groans 

gloats 

globes 

floats 

floored 

floors 

throned 

thrones 

stoves 

stored 

stores 

stoned 

stones 


sport 
spores 
scopes 
scored 
scores 
scold 
sloped 
slopes 
smoked 
smokes 
snored 
snores 
sworn 
Total  fifty-two 
words  with  "  e." 

twurl  twirl 
blurt  blurt 
blurd     blurred 


blurz 

klurk 

kwurl 

flurt 

sturd 

sturz 

sturn 

spurt 

spurd 

spurz 

spurm 

spurn 

skurt 

slurd 

slurz 

smurd 

swurv 

hwurl 


blurs 

clerk 

quirl 

flirt 

stirred 

stirs 

stern 

spurt 

spurred 

spurs 

sperm 

spurn 

skirt 

slurred 

slurs 

smirch 

swerve 

whirl 


Total  twenty-one 
words  with  "  u." 


trcDpt 

trcops 

drcDpt 

drcops 

drcDld 

droolz 

prcDfs 

prcDvd 

prcDvz 

broDdz 

broomz 

blcDmd 

blcDmz 

kroDnz 

qrcDpt 

qrcDps 

qrcDvd 

qrcDvz 

qrcDmd 

qrcDmz 

stCDpt 

stCDps 

stCDlz 

spcDkt 

spooks 

spcDld 

SpCDlz 

spcDnd 

spcDnz 

skcDts 

skcopt 

skcDps 

skcDld 

skcDlz 

SlCDpS 

smoohd 

smoohz 

sncDts 

sncDpt 

snoops 

sncozd 

swoopt 

swoops 


trooped 

troops 

drooped 

droops 

drooled 

drools 

proofs 

proved 

proves 

broods 

brooms 

bloomed 

blooms 

croons 

grouped 

groups 

grooved 

grooves 

groomed 

grooms 

stooped 

stoops 

stools 

spooked 

spooks 

spooled 

spools 

spooned 

spoons 

scoots 

scooped 

scoops 

schooled 

schools 

sloops 

smoothed 

smooths 

snoots 

snooped 

snoops 

snoozed 

swooped 

swoops 


XXOXX 


SCIENCE        CHAOS 

swoond     swooned 
swoonz     swoons 

Total  forty-five 
words  with  "  oo." 

brcokt  brooked 

broks  brooks 

krokt  crooked 

krcoks  crooks 

Total  four  words 
with  "  CD." 


trcps 

trcbz 

twcnd 

twcnz 

drcvz 

prcdz 

prcst 

prczd 

prcmd 

prcmz 

plcts 

brcbd 

brcbz 

brcdz 

brcnd 

brcnz 

blcts 

blend 

Krcst 

krcmz 

klcmd 

klcmz 

qrcpt 

qrcps 

qrcnd 

qlcdz 

frets 

flcts 

hrcvd 

hrcvz 

stcld 

stclz 

spcts 

spckt 

spcks 

spcst 

slots 

slcdz 

slcst 

slcmd 

slcmz 

smcts 

smcld 

smclz 

sncdz 

sncps 

swept 

swcps 

swcnz 

hwcts 

hwcld 


tripes 

tribes 

twined 

twines 

drives 

prides 

priced 

prized 

primed 

primes 

plights 

bribed 

bribes 

brides 

briried 

brines 

blights 

blind 

Christ 

crimes 

climbed 

climbs 

climes 

griped 

gripes 

grind 

glides 

trights 

flights 

thrived 

thrives 

styled 

styles 

stiles 

spites 

spiked 

spikes 

spiced 

slights 

slides 

sliced 

slimed 

slimes 

smights 

smiled 

smiles 

snides 

snipes 

swiped 

swipes 

swines 

whites 

whiled 


SCIENCE      CHAOS 

hwclz  whiles 

hwcnd  whined 

hwcnz  whines 

trcurz  tryers 

drcurz  dryers 

plcarz    plyers 
krciirz  cryers 

ircurz  jfj.iaj.s 

flcurz     flyers 
spciirz    spires 
Total    sixty 

words  with  "  c." 
brold      broiled 
brolz      broils 
kwots     quoits 
qronz     groins 
spold     spoiled 
spolz      spoils 
Total  six  words 

with  "  ©." 
boourz    buoyers 
Total  only  one 

word  with  "  oo." 
traits     trouts 
drcuts     droughts 
droihs    droughts 
prcald    prowled 
proilz     prowls 
braist     browsed 
brcund  browned 
brcunz    browns 
krcuts    crouts 
kroidz  ^  crouds 
^^^^^^  crowds 
krcadt    crouched 
kloits     clouts 
klaidz    clouds 
qrculd    growled 
qroilz     growls 
qrcand  ground 
xrcadz    shrouds 
spaits     spouts 
skcuts     scouts 
skcald    scowled 
skcalz     scowls 
slaidt     slouched 
smoiid   smouged 
sncuts     snouts 
qlaiurd  glowered 
qlaiurz  glowers 
skcaard  scoured 
skaiurz  scours 

Total  twenty- 
eight  words  with 
"  ca." 
trmkz     truths 
druild    druled 
drmlz     drules 
prmdz    prudes 
prmnd  pruned 
prmnz   prunes 


AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


49 


SCIENCE      CHAOS 

pluimd  plumed 
plramz  plumes 
brutes 


brmts 


bruits 


xxoxx 

SCIENCE  CHAOS 

brmzd  bruised 

frmts  fruits 

flmts  flutes 

flmks  flukes 


XXOXX 


SCIENCE  CHAOS 

flmmz  flames 

brmurz  brewers 

stmurz  stewers 

skmurz  skewers 


SCIENCE        CHAOS 

spmurz       spewers 
hwuiurz     whewers 
Total    twenty 
words  with  "  m." 


WORDS  OF  THE  TWELFTH  CLASS 


There  are.  about  seventy  English  and 
American  words  of  the  twelfth  class, 
spelled  with  five   letters    each,    upon 
model  number  twelve: 
XXXOX 


SCIENCE 

chaos 

SCIENCE 

chaos 

strop 

strop 

straz 

strays 

skwob 

squab 

stran 

strain 

skwox 

squash 

sprad 

sprayed 

skwot 

squat 

spraz 

sprays 

strap 

strap 

spran 

sprain 

spraii 

sprang 

skrap 

scrape 

skrap 

scrap 

stred 

stretch 

skrad 

scratch 

stres 

stress 

skwar 

square 

spred 

spread 

strut 

strut 

stret 

street 

struk 

struck 

strtk 

streak 

struii 

strung 

strtl 

streel 

spruii 

sprung 

strEm 

stream 

skrub 

scrub 

spr^d 

spreed 

strut 

straight 

sprtz 

sprees 

strad 

strayed 

spkn 

spleen 

skr£d 

screed 

siftek 

stroke 

skred 

screach 

strev 

strove 

skrem 

scream 

strez 

strows 

skrtn 

screen 

strel 

stroll 

skwtk 

squeak 

stren 

strown 

skw£z 

squeeze 

skrel 

scroll 

SkWEl 

squeal 

stred 

stride 

strip 

strip 

strep 

stripe 

striri 

string 

strck 

strike 

spriq 

sprig 

strcf 

strife 

spriri 

spring 

strcv 

strive 

skrip 

scrip 

sprct 

sprite 

skwid 

squid 

skrcb 

scribe 

skwib 

squib 

skwcur 

squire 

straz 

straws 

sprcut 

sprout 

straii 

strong 

skrcu]. 

scrouge 

spral 

sprawl 

struid 

strewed 

skral 

scrawl 

strmz 

strews 

skwak 

squawk 

strmn 

strewn 

skwaz 

squaws 

sprms 

spruce 

stred   ■ 

strode 

skrmd 

screwed 

strowed 

skrmz 

screws 

words  of  THE  THIRTEENTH  CLASS 


There 

are  about  three  hundred  and 

xoxxx 

seventy 

English 

and  American  words 

SCIENCE 

:      CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

of  the  ^ 

rniRTEENTH  CLASS.  SDelled  with 

five  letters  each, 

after  model  number 

damps 

damps 

raiiks 

ranks 

THIRTEEN! 

danst 

danced 

lasts 

lasts 

YOWY 

pants 

pants 

lamps 

lamps 

-A.V. 

basks 

basks 

landz 

lands 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE         CHAOS 

bandz 

bands 

landt 

launched 

torts 

tarts 

formd    farmed 

baiiks 

banks 

lanst 

lanced 

dorts 

darts 

formz     farms 

kasts 

casts 

masts 

masts 

dorns 

darns 

fonts      fonts 

kasks 

casks 

masks 

^  masks 

ports 

parts 

xorps     sharps 

kamps 

camps 

}  masques 

pordz 

pards 

xorks     sharks 

kanst 

canst 

ijaiikt 

yanked 

parks 

parks 

solvz      solves 

qasps 

gasps 

Uaiiks 

yanks 

pondz 

ponds 

lordz      lards 

damps 

champs 

rpv,i„4-,x     ^i-.^^ 

bordz 

bards 

lorks      larks 

danst 

chanced 

X  11  1 

words 

1    V  y    -  LLILIKJ 

with  "a." 

borbz 

barbs 

morts     marts 

daqks 

chanks 

borks 

barks 

morks    marks 

fakts 

facts 

tufts 

tufts 

bornz 

barns 

morlz     marls 

fasts 

fasts 

tusks 

tusks 

bondz 

bonds 

iiordz     yards 

valvz 

valves 

dusts 

dusts 

korts 

carts 

wosps    wasps 

vamps 

vamps 

dumps  dumps 

kordz 

cards 

^or^^lltTu 

harikt 

thanked 

pulps 

pulps 

korps 

carps 

Uariks 

thanks 

pumps 

pumps 

Korlz 

Carl's 

hordz     hards 

xafts 

shafts 

pundt 

punched 

korvz 

carves 

horps     harps 

xaiiks 

shanks 

ouiiks 

punks 

koiiks 

conks 

horks     harks 

sandz 

sands 

3ulks 

bulks 

qordz 

guards 

horUs     hearths 

rasps 

rasps 

bumpt 

bumped 

dorts 

charts 

honts     haunts 

rafts 

rafts 

bumps  bumps 

dorid 

charged 

Forty-one  words 

Ralfs 

Ralph's 

bunts 

bunts 

Aorlz 

Charles 

with  "o." 

rants 

rants 

bundt 

bunched 

dormd 

charmed 

tasks      tasks 

randt 

ranched 

buiikt 

bunked 

dormz 

charms 

tariks     tanks 

raqkt 

ranked 

buiiks 

bunks 

50 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


XOXXX 


SCIENCE      CHAOS 


qusts 

quips 

qulfs 

qumps 

duiiks 

lumpt 

lumps 

luriks 

fundz 

bumps 

xunts 

sulks 

rusts 

rusks 


gusts 

gulps 

gulfs 

gumps 

chunks 

jumped 

jumps 

junks 

funds 

thumps 

shunts 

sulks 

rusts 

rusks 


sents 


rumps    rumps 
runts     runts 
lusts      lusts 
lumps    lutnps 
lundt     lunched 
lunid      lunged 
musks    musks 
mumps  mumps 
mundt  munched 
munUs  mouths 
muriks  monks 
qulks     yolks 
husks     husks 
hulks     hulks 
humps  humps 
hunts     hunts 
hundt    hunched 
huiiks    hunks 

Forty-seven 
words  with  "u." 


tasts 

tants 

pasts 

pants 

basts 

danid 

fants 

sants 
ranid 

wasts 

hasts 

Elev 
with  "a. 
tests 
tempt 
tents 
tendz 
tenlis 
desks 
delvz 
dents 
pests 
pelts 
bests 
belts 
bents 
bendz 
qests 
dests 


tastes 

taints 

pastes 

paints 

bastes 

changed 

faints 

feints 

saints 

ranged 

wastes 

waists 

hastes 

en  words 

tests 

tempt 

tents 

tends 

tenths 

desks 

delves 

dents 

pests 

pelts 

bests 

belts 

bents 

bends 

guests 

chests 


SCIENCE       CHAOS 

lests       jests 
lents      gents 
fests       tests 
felts       felts 
fenst      fenced 
vests      vests 
vents     vents 
vendz     vends 
xelvd     shelved 
xelvz      shelves 
sekts      sects 
selvz      selves 
cents 
scents 
sendz     sends 
.^    {  rests 
^^«t^    )  wrests 
relmz     realms 
rents      rents 
rendz     rends 
rendt     wrenched 
leiiUs      lengths 
melts     melts 
mendz  mends 
nests      nests 
qelps     yelps 
qelks      yolks 
welts      welts 
weldz     welds 
welks     welks 
wendz    wends 
helpt     helped 
helps     helps 
helvd     helved 
helvz      helves 
hempt    hemped 
hemps   hemps 

Forty-six  words 
with  "  e." 
bests      beasts 
fEsts       feasts 
fEldz      fields 
fendz     fiends 
XEldz      shields 
qests      yeasts 
Tjeldz      yields 
weldz     wields 

Eight    words 
with  "e." 
tilts       tilts 
tinid      tinged 
disks      disks 


XOXXX 


SCIENCE      CHAOS 


pimps 

pindt 

pinks 

bildz 

bilkt 

bilks 

kilts 

kiiikt 

kiiiks 

qildz 

qimps 
dints 


pimps 

pinched 

pinks 

builds 

bilked 

bilks 

kilts 

kinked 

kinks 

gilds 

guilds 

gimps 

chintz 


diqks 

chinks 

lilts 

jilts 

liriks 

jinks 

fikst 

fixed 

fifUs 

fifths 

fists 

fists 

filmz 

films 

xifts 

shifts 

sists 

cists 

silts 

silts 

rifts 

rifts 

rists 

wrists 

rinst 

rinsed 

riqks 

rinks 

lifts 

lifts 

lists 

lists 

limps 

limps 

liilkt 

linked 

liilks 

links 

mikst 

mixed 

mists 

mists 

milkt 

milked 

milks 

milks 

mints 

mints 

miqks 

minks 

nimfs 

nymphs 

wists 

wists 

wilts 

wilts 

winst 

winced 

windz 

winds 

wiqkt 

winked 

wiqks 

winks 

For 

ty-seven 

words  with  "i." 

tasts 

toasts 

tarts 

torts 

tants 

taunts 

dants 

daunts 

kasts 

costs 

kardz 

cords 

qants 

gaunts 

farmd 

formed 

farmz 

forms 

falts 

faults 

valts 

vaults 

vants 

vaunts 

xarts 

shorts 

sarts 

sorts 

salts 

salts 

ramps 

romps 

lardz 

lords 

malts 

malts 

warts 

warts 

wardz 

wards 

wants 

wants 

harnd 

horned 

harnz 

horns 

Twenty  -  three 

words  with  "  a." 

tests 

toasts 

delts 

dolts 

dent's 

dont's 

pests 

posts 

ports 

ports 

pelts 

polts 

SCIENCE       CHAOS 

bests      boasts 
berdz     boards 
belts      bolts 
kests      coasts 
kelts      colts 
qests      ghosts 
qerdz     gourds 
lelts       jolts 
ferdz   .  fords 
feldz      folds 
velts      volts 
serdz      swords 
rests      roasts 
bests      hosts 
berdz     hoards 

Twenty-one 
words  with  "e." 


Turks 

Turks 

turfs 

turfs 

turmd 

termed 

turmz 

terms 

turnd 

turned 

turnz 

turns 

darts 

dirts 

darks 

dirks 

darst 

durst 

pardt 

perched 

parid 

purged 

parst 

pursed 

parld 

pearled 

Darlz 

pearls 

3ardz 

birds 

barqz 

burgs 

barbs 

births 

barnt 

burned 

barnd 

burned 

kardz 

curds 

karbd 

curbed 

karbz 

curbs 

karvd 

curved 

karvz 

curves 

karld 

curled 

karlz 

curls 

qarts 

girts 

qardz 

girds 

darpt 

chirped 

darps 

chirps 

darlz 

churls 

darnd 

churned 

darnz 

churns 

larkt 

jerked 

larks 

jerks 

larmd 

germed 

larmz 

germs 

farst 

first 

farld 

furled 

farls 

furls 

farmd 

firmed 

farmz 

firms 

farnz 

ferns 

varbz 

verbs 

varid 

verged 

varst 

versed 

bardz 

thirds 

burst 

thirst 

AND    SCIENCE 

OF    SPELLING 

51 

XOXXX 

XOXXX 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

SCIENCE        CHAOS 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

SCIENCE      CHAOS 

xarts 

shirts 

warks    works 

woolvz    wolves 

pcundz  pounds 

XHrkt 

shirked 

warhs     worths 

Total  one  word 

bcundz  bounds 

xurks 

shirks 

warst     worst 

with  "CD." 

bcunst    bounced 
kcunts    counts 
icunst     jounced 

surdt 

searched 

warld     world 

bcndz    binds 

sarid 

surged 

warmd  wormed 

kcndz    kinds 

sarvd 

served 

warmz  worms 

dcldz      child's 

sarvz 

serves 

harts      hurts 

fcndz     finds 

faints     founts 

larkt 

lurked 

hardz     herds 

rcndz     rinds 

fcundz    fouhds 

larks 

lurks 

harUs     hearths 

wcldz     wilds 

scandz    sounds 

lardt 
larnd 
larnz 
qarnd 

liiTpViprl 

harld     hurled 

wcndz    winds 

zoindz    zounds 

learned 

learns 

yearned- 

harlz      hurls 

hcndz    hinds 

rcundz    rounds 

Seventy-five 

Total  ten  words 

mounts  mounts 

words  with  "  a." 
bcondz   bounds 

with"c." 
ponts     point 

moindz  mounds 
hcundz  hounds 

qarnz 

yearns 

w(i)ndz  wounds 

lonts      joints 

wardz 

words 

Total  two  words 

Total  two  words 

Total  twelve 

warkt 

worked 

with  "CD." 

with  "  0." 

words  with  "cu." 

RULE  FIFTH  FOR  SPELLING 


I^^^COMBINE  THREE  LETTERS  and  SOUND 

them  in  one  breath  as  if  the  three  let- 
ters were  but  one  letter,  and  remember 
that  in  all  cases  one  of  the  three  com- 
bined letters  must  be  a  vowel.  "^^ 

If  there  is  a  consonant,  or  consonants, 
standing  before  the  three  letters  which 
you  wish  to  combine,  then  this  is  the 
rule:  [!I^°Name  each  of  the  consonants 
one  or  two  —that  are  standing  before 
the  combined  three,  then  sound  the 
combined  three  as  if  the  three  letters 
were  but  one  letter,  then  name  each  of 
the  remaining  letters —  if  any  —  and 
then  PRONOUNCE  the  syllable  or  the 
short  word.^pD 

Examples  in  words  of  the  7th  class:— 
t-rot,  k-lok,  f-roq,  t-rap,  t-rax,  b-raq, 
k-rax,  h-rax,  s-lab,  q-lum,  s-luq,  t-rad, 
t-ran.  If  the  three  letters  which  you 
wish  to  combine  come  first  and  the  odd 
consonant  or  consonants  come  after 
them,  then  this  is  the  rule  : — 

JI^^SouND  the  three  combined  letters 
as  if  the  three  letters  were  but  one 
letter,  then  name  each  of  the  remain- 
ing consonants^one  or  two, — and  then 
PRONOUNCE  the  syllable  or  the  short 
word.'"^ 

Examples  in  words  of  the  7th  class: — 
tro-t,  klo-k,  fro-q,  tra-p,  tra-x,  bra-q, 
kra-x,  lira-x,  sla-b,  qlu-m,  stu-ii,  tra-d, 
tra-n.  Remember  that  spelling  a  syl- 
lable is  just  exactly  the  same  as  spell- 
ing a  short  word  of  one  syllable.  The 
work  is  the  same. 

Now,  since  there  are  three  letters  to 
be  combined  and  one  of  them  must  be 
a  vowel  or  a  compound  vowel,  it  fol- 
lows as  a  mathematical  necessity  that 
the  combination  must  take  one  of  the 
following  three  forms  : — 

First  form  =  a  consonant,  a  vowel 
and  a  consonant,  after  model  number 
four  =  XOX. 


Second  FORM=two  consonants  and  a 
vowel,  after  model  number  five=XXO. 

Third  FORM=a  vowel  and  two  conso- 
nants, after  model  number  six  =  OXX. 

These  three  forms  of  the  combination 
give  the  student  a  variety  and  latitude 
of  CHOICE  and  enable  him  to  make  his 
own  selection  and  choose  his  own  style 
of  completing  the  syllable  or  the  short 
word. 

It  follows  as  a  mathematical  fact 
that  this  rule  for  Combining  Three 
Letters  can  not  be  applied  to  any  of 
the  first  six  classes  of  syllables  or 
short  words,  but  may  be  applied  to  the 
seventh  class  of  words  and  syllables 
and  to  all  of  the  following  classes  of 
words  and  syllables  down  to  and  in- 
cluding the  sixteenth  class. 

This  rule  fifth  for  combining  does 
not  necessarily  supersede  any  of  the 

SPELLING  AND  BLENDING,   but  giveS  the 

student  a  choice  to  either  name,  blend 
OR  combine  letters,  or  he  can  sometimes 
both  BLEND  and  COMBINE  letters  in  the 
same  syllable,  or  the  same  short  word. 

This  Rule  Fifth  for  combining  three 
letters  shortens  and  simplifies  the  work 
of  spelling  in  many  thousands  of  syl- 
lables and  a  great  many  short  words, 
and  approaches  still  nearer  and  nearer 

to  AUDIBLE  READING. 

Children  while  spelling,  blending 
and  combining,  are  at  the  same  time 
LEARNING  TO  READ  without  being  fully 
aware  of  the  fact. 

(((Teachers  are  advised  to  let  the 
children  practice  blending  and  com- 
bining—in CONCERT — AN  HOUR  AT  A  TIME. 
Let  all  the  children  in  the  whole  school 
join  in  the  exercise — all  together— all 
at  one  time.    They  like  this  kind  of 

CONCERT  WORK.))) 


52 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


WORDS  OF  THE  FOURTEENTH  CLASS 


There  are  about  ninety  English  and 
American  short  words  of  the  four- 
teenth CLASS.  They  are  spelled  with 
six  letters  each,  after  model  number 
fourteen: 

xxxoxx 


science    chaos 


SCIENCE       CHAOS 


stropt 

strops 

splodt 

skwots 

skwodz 

skwobz 

strapt 

straps 

strand 

splaxt 

skradt 

skward 

skwarz 

struts 

skrubd 

skrubz 

strats 

strand 

strani 


stropped 

strops 

splotched 

squats 

squads 

squabs 

strapped 

straps 

strand 

splashed 

scratched 

squared 

squares 

struts 

scrubbed 

scrubs 

straits 

strained 

strange 


stranz 

sprand 

spranz 

skrapt 

skraps 

stredt 

spredz 

skweld 

strets 

str£kt 

streks 

strgld 

strelz 

strgmd 

strtmz 

splend 

spknz 

skrtdz 

skrsdt 


strains 

sprained 

sprains 

scraped 

scrapes 

stretched 

spreads 

squelch 

streets 

streaked 

streaks 

streeled 

streels 

streamed 

streams 

spleened 

spleens 

screeds 

screeched 


SCIENCE 

skremd 

skrgmz 

skrEnd 

skrenz 

skwfkt 

skw£ks 

skwEzd 

skwEld 

stript 

strikt 

striiid 

striqz 

spriqd 

spriqz 

spririz 

skript 

skrimp 

skwidz 

skwibz 

skwilz 

skwint 

sprald 

spralz 

skrald 


XXXOXX 

CHAOS  SCIENCE 

screamed      skralz 
screams         skwakt 


screened 
screens 


squeezed 

sqaealed 

stripped 

strict 

stringed 

strings 

sprigged 

sprigs 

springs 

script 

scrimp 

squids 

squibs 

sqills 

squint 

sprawled 

sprawls 

scrawled 


skwaks 
skwald 


squeaked      skwalz 
squeaks         strekt 


streks 

streld 

strelz 

skreld 

skrelz 

splurt 

splari 

skwart 

skwarm 

strcdz 

streps 

streks 

strcfs 

strcvz 

sprcts 

splcst 

skrcbz 

skwcurz 

spraits 


CHAOS 

scrawls 

squawked 

squawks 

squalled 

squalls 

stroked 

strokes 

strolled 

strolls 

scrolled 

scrolls 

splurt 

splurge 

squirt 

squirm 

strides 

stripes 

strikes 

strifes 

strives 

sprites 

spliced 

scribes 

squires 

sprouts 


WORDS  OF  THE  FIFTEENTH  CLASS 


There  are  about  one  hundred  and 
fifteen  English  and  American  words  of 
the  FIFTEENTH  CLASS.  They  are  spelled 
with  six  letters  each,  after  model  num- 
ber FIFTEEN  : 

xxoxxx 


xxoxxx 


SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

SCIENCE 

CHAOS 

prompt  prompt 

qrants 

grants 

promts 

prompts 

qlandz 

glands 

bronzd 

bronzed 

qlanst 

glanced 

blondz 

blonds 

frariks 

franks 

storts 

starts 

flasks 

flasks 

storvd 

starved 

flanid 

flanged 

storvz 

starves 

flariks 

flanks 

sporks 

sparks 

stamps 

stamps 

skorps 

scarps 

standz 

stands 

skorjs 

scarfs 

standt 

stanched 

smorts 

smarts 

spaiiks 

spanks 

snorld 

snarled 

skalpt 

scalped 

snorlz 

snarls 

skalps 

scalps 

tramps 

tramps 

skamps 

scamps 

pranks 

pranks 

slants 

slants 

plants 

plants 

trusts 

trasts 

plariks 

planks 

trumps 

trumps 

brandz 

brands 

truiiks 

trunks 

brandt 

branched 

drunks 

drunks 

blasts 

blasts 

plumps 

plumps 

blandt 

blanched 

plunid 

plunged 

blanks 

blanks 

blunts 

blunts 

kramps 

cramps 

krusts 

crusts 

kraiiks 

cranks 

klumps  clumps 

klamps  clamps 

qrunts 

grunts 

klaiiks 

clanks 

frunts 

fronts 

qrasps 

grasps 

Urusts 

thrusts 

SCIENCE 

stumps 

stunts 

stundz 

spunid 

spuiikt 

spuriks 

skulks 

skuiiks 

trendz 

twelvz 

drendt 

brests 

blendz 

krests 

klendt 

klenzd 

prssts 

trists 

twists 

krisps 

qrists 

qlints 

flints 

hwists 

hwisks 

kwarts 

frasts 

starmd 

starmz 

skarnd 

skarnz 

skaldz 


CHAOS 

stumps 

stunts 

stunds 

sponged 

spunked 

spunks 

skulks 

skunks 

trends 

twelves 

drenched 

breasts 

blends 

crests 

clenched 

cleansed 

priests 

trysts 

twists 

crisps 

grists 

glints 

flints 

whists 

whisks 

quarts 

frosts 

stormed 

storms 

scorned 

scorns 

scalds 


SCIENCE 

snarts 

swardz 

swarmd 

swampt 

swamps 

skelds 

sports 

blurts 

klurks 

flarts 

starnz 

spurts 

spurlnz 

sparnd 

sparnz 

skurts 

skarnd 

skarfs 

smurkt 

smurks 

smurdt 

swurvd 


CHAOS 

snorts 

swards 

swarmed 

swamped 

swamps 

scolds 

sports 

blurts 

clerks 

flirts 

sterns 

spirts 

sperms 

spurned 

spurns 

skirts 

scourged 

scurfs 

smirked 

smirks 

smirched 

swerved 


swurvz 

swerves 

swarld 

swirled 

swurlz 

swirls 

hwarld 

whirled 

hwurlz 

whirls 

blends 

blinds 

Krests 

Christ's 

qrcndz 

grinds 

hwclst 

whilst 

trainst 

trounced 

flainst 

flounced 

UNIVERSITY 

OF 

AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


53 


WORDS   OF   THE  SIXTEENTH   CLASS 


There  are  only  about  a  dozen  English 
and  American  words  of  the  sixteenth 
class,  and  a  very  small  number  of  the 
same  in  any  other  language.  They  are 
spelled  with  seven  letters,  after  model 

NUMBER  sixteen: 

xxxoxxx 


science 

CHAOS            science 

chaos 

strandz 

strands      skwints 

squints 

skweldt 

squelched  sphirts 

splurts 

splints 

splints        skwarts 

squirts 

skripts 

scripts       skwarmd 

squirmed 

skrimps 

scrimps     skwarmz 

squirms 

skrinid     scringed 

No  one  can  pronounce  a  w  ord  of  one 
syllable  which  contains  less  than  one 
sound  or  more  than  seven  sounds — 
the   lowest   and  the  highest    limits — 


and  in  each  and  every  case  there  must 
be  one  vowel,  or  compound  vowel,  and 
NO  more  than  one;  and  therefore  model 
number  sixteen  represents  the  extreme 
limit  of  words  of  one  syllable;  because 
this  model  has  three  consonants  be- 
fore the  vowel  and  three  consonants 
after  the  vowel,  making  a  total  of 
seven    sounds,   which    is    the    utmost 

LIMIT  OF  the  speech  CAPACITY  OF  HUMAN 
BEINGS. 

The  student  already  knows  that  there 
ARE  sixteen  models  for  word  building 
and  for  syllable  construction;  and  he 
now  knows  the  reason  why  there  can 
be  no  more  than  sixteen.  All  the 
words  and  all  the  syllables,  in  the 
speeches  of  all  the  world,  can  be  spelled 
upon  these  sixteen  models. 


SMALL   FRACTIONS 


In  every  exact  science  there  are 
always  a  few  small  fractions  or  frag- 
ments that  seem  to  render  the  totals 
irregular  or  to  contradict  the  rules. 
A  very  similar  state  of  facts  is  found 
in  the  Science  of  Spelling. 

There  are  about  half  a  dozen  words, 
more  or  less,  in  our  language  that  re- 
quire the  use  of  four  consonants  after 
the  vowel;  but  never  more  than  a  total 
of  seven  sounds. 

One  of  these  words  belongs  to  the 
loth  class  (OX XX),  the  proper  name, 
or  proper  noun,  Ernst,  which  takes  four 
consonants  after  the  vowel,  and  is 
spelled  Urnst. 


Three  more  of  these  words  belong  to 
the  13th  class  (XOXXX)  and  are 
spelled  as  follows,  each  one  of  them 
demanding  four  consonants  after  the 
vowel :  Warldz  =  worlds,  bursts  = 
bursts,  bursts  =  thirsts.  There  may 
be  a  very  few  more  such  words;  and 
possibly  one  or  two  in  the  15th  class, 
(XXOXXX). 

But  there  are  not  more  than  a  total 
of  THIRTY  OR  FORTY  such  words  in  all 
of  the  l.inguages  of  the  entire  world, 
and  it  was  not  necessary  to  enlarge  the 
Table  of  Models  in  order  to  take  them 
in. 


RULE  SIX   FOR  SPELLING 


Unite  four  letters  and  sound 
the  united  four  as  if  they  were  but  one 
letter,  and  remember  that  in  all  cases 
one  of  the  united  four  letters  must 
always  be  a  vowel  or  a  compound 
vowel.  "^ 

If  there  is  a  consonant  or  consonants 
standing  before  the  four  letters  you 
wish  to  unite,  then  this  is  the  rule : 

E^"  Name  each  of  the  consonants  — 
one  or  two  —that  are  standing  before 
the  united  four  letters,  then  sound  the 
united  four  letters  as  if  the  four  let- 
ters were  but  one  letter,  then  name 
each  of  the  remaining  consonants— if 
any  —and  then  pronounce  the  syllable 
or  the  short  word.'^'gn 


Examples  from  the  11th  class  of 
words:— t-rots,  p-ropt,  b-lots,  b-lodt, 
h-robd,  t-ropt,  d-raqd,  p-rans,  b-raqd, 
b-last,  k-raxt,  k-raqk. 

If  the  four  letters  which  you  wish  to 
unite  come  first  and  the  odd  conso- 
nant or  consonants  follow  after  them, 
then  this  is  the  rule  : 

{^^°  Sound  the  four  united  letters  as 
if  the  four  letters  were  but  one  letter, 
then  name  each  of  the  remaining  con- 
sonants—if any  —and  then  pronounce 
the  syllable  or  the  short  word."^ 

Examples  from  the  11th  class  of 
words  :—trot-s,  prop-t,  blot-s,  blod-t, 
Urob-d,  trap-t,  draq-d,  pran-s,  blas-t, 
krax-t,  kraii-k. 


54 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


Since  there  are  four  letters  to  be 
united,  it  follows  as  a  mathematical 
fact  that  the  united  four  letters  may 
take  any  one  of  the  following  four 
forms : 

First  form    XXOX  Third  form  XXXO 
Second  formXOXX|FourthformOXXX 

This  Rule  Six  for  spelling  can  not 
be  applied  to  any  of  the  first  ten 
classes  of  syllables  or  short  words, 
but  may  be  applied  to  the  eleventh 
class  — which  is  very  numerous  — and 

to  ALL  OF  THE  REMAINING   CLASSES  down 

to  and  including  the  sixteenth  class. 

This  rule  number  six  for  uniting 
letters  is  not  intended  to  supersede  or 
do  away  with  any  of  the  first  five  rules 
for  Sounding,  Naming,  Blending  and 
Combining  in  the  process  of  word-con- 
struction, or  word-building;  nor  is  it 
considered  as  a  very  important  rule. 
The  last  six  classes  of  short  words 
and    syllables — the    11th  to   the    16th 


inclusive — can  be  almost  as  well  and 
almost  as  rapidly  handled  by  the  five 
preceding  rules  for  spelling,  blend- 
ing and  combining,  but  this  plan  of 
uniting  four  letters— sounded  as  one 
— gives  the  school  a  very  useful  exer- 
cise, and  leads  the  students  rapidly 
along  toward  word-finishing  or  word- 
completing,  which  ends  in  rapidly  pro- 
nouncing the  words  at  sight,  which  is 

AUDIBLE  READING. 

So  that  each  and  every  step  taken  by 
the  student  in  the  Science  of  Spelling 
and  every  rule  given  to  him  for  the 
mastery  of  the   Universal  Alfabet,  is 

PLAIN,  SIMPLE,    NATURAL   AND   EASY,    and 

leads  him  on  gradually  to  the  mastery 
OF  the  language— so  gradually  that 
almost  before  he  is  aware  of  it  he  be- 
comes a  correct  and  ready  reader  and 
will  not  hesitate  to  read  out  loud  in 

THE    presence   OF  OTHER  PEOPLE.      He  is 

then  ready  to  master  any  branch  of 
learning  upon  which  he  may  fix  his 
mind  and  attention. 


INTER-LINGUAL  AND   UNIVERSAL   TYPE   CASES 


Having  invented  an  alfabet  for  the 
use  of  the  whole  world,  containing  a 
table  of  47  letters,  and  in  a  certain 
qualified  sense  a  table  of  66  letters,  to 
be  used  hereafter  in  the  place  of  the 
old  Romanic  Alfabet  of  26  letters,  and 
all  of  the  other  so-called  alfabets,  it 
became  at  once  necessary  to  provide 
NEW  TYPE-c\SES,  for  the  use  of  the 
PRINTERS  of  the  whole  world,  because 
the  NEW  TYPES  could  not  be  laid  in  the 
OLD  oases  and  because  the  new  oases 
must  be  so  made  as  to  be  used  by  the 

PRINTERS  OF  ALL  NATIONS!  that  is  to  Say, 

that  the  type-cases  of  the  English  and 
American  language  must  also  be  at  the 
same  time  the  type-cases  for  the 
German,  the  French,  the  Spanish,  the 
Russian  and  all  other  languages,  all 
over  the  earth. 

After  quite  an  extensive  and  very 
careful  examination  of  the  type-cases 
in  many  printing  plants,  the  author  of 
this  book  built  the  necessary  type- 
cases  to  hold  the  types  for  printing 
the  UNIVERSAL  ALFABET,  which  means 
the  necessary  types  for  printing  all  the 
words  of  all  the  languages  spoken  upon 
this  earth.  He  secured  several  copy- 
rights upon  these  type-cases,  and 
applied  for  a  patent  upon  them.  They 
are  made  in  "standard  sizes"  and  will 
fit  into  any  of  the  slides  in  any  com- 
posing room  in  any  printing  plant  in 
America. 

Those  nineteen  compound  vowel 
types  that  are  very  rarely  used  in  the 
English  and  American  language  (and 


never  used  except  when  needed  to 
spell  some  foreign  word,  or  to  spell 
some  BROGUE,  or  some  mispronounced 
word  in  our  own  language),  are  now  laid 
away  in  the  rare  case,  for  occasional 
use.  The  rare  case  contains  six  extra 
small  boxes,  so  that  the  English  and 
American  printers  —  if  they  wish  to  do 
so  —  can  take  out  letter  number  11  — 
used  only  in  one  word  —  and  the  two 
defective  aspirates  —  number  40  and 
number  42  —  and  place  them  in  the 
rare-case,  out  of  the  way,  leaving  them- 
selves 44  letters  for  everyday  use. 

The  printers  of  other  nations  can  do 
the  same  thing,  take  out  those  letters 
in  their  regular  cases  which  they  very 
seldom  use,  and  lay  them  in  the  rare 
CASE,  out  of  the  way,  and  leave  them- 
selves 42  to  48  —  more  or  less  —  for 
everyday  use. 

One  of  the  most  important  features 
of  this  inter-lingual  and  inter-national 
system  of  spelling,  and  this  inter- 
lingual and  inter-national  system  of 
printing  is  its  unexpected  simplicity 
as  well  as  its  mathematical  accuracy. 

All  the  letters  in  the  alfabet  of  the 
Science  of  Spelling  are  numbered,  and 
the  boxes  or  subdivisions  in  the  type 
cases  are  also  numbered.  Letter  No. 
15  in  the  alfabet  is  "t"  "  T,"  and  it  is 
placed  in  box  No.  15  in  the  type  cases; 
capital  T  is  placed  in  the  box  No.  15  in 
the  upper  case,  and  small  t  is  placed 
in  No.  15  in  the  lower  case.  All  the 
other  types  are  located  in  the  type 
cases  in  the  same  way. 


AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


55 


THE    UNIVERSAL   TYPE    CASES 

STORY'S  UPPER  CASE  FOR  ALL  NATIONS 

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This  book  was  set  in  types  from  a  pair  of  these  cases,  and  the  typesetter  after 
one  hour's  practice  set  the  types  as  rapidly  as  from  the  old  cases. 

One  of  the  most  important  features  of  this  entire  Science  of  Spelling  and 
Inter-Lingual  System  of  Printing  is  its  marvelous  simplicity  in  all  of  its  details. 


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STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


STORY'S  RARE  CASE  OF  ALL  NATIONS 

LARGE  CAPS  SMALL  CAPS  SMALL  LETTERS 


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FOREIGN   LANGUAGES 


What  is  the  use  of  spending  three 
OR  FOUR  YEARS  iu  learning  a  foreign 
language  when  you  can  just  as  easily 
learn  the  same  foreign  language  in 
ONE  YEAR — and  learn  it  better  ? 

If  the  professors,  teachers  and  tutors 
in  our  academies,  colleges  and  univers- 
ities will  use  the  Universal  Alfabet 
and  the  Science  of  Spelling  in  their 
class-rooms,  their  classes  of  students 
will  master  the  foreign  language  three 
OR  FOUR  TIMES  FASTER  than  they  can  by 
any  other  possible  means,  because  the 
master  can  give  the  exact  pronuncia- 
tion of  the  foreign  word  and  spell  and 
write  it  in  the  new  way,  so  that  the 
learner  can  hear  the  word  with  his 
EARS  and  also  see  the  same  word  with 
his  eyes,  written  in  a  way  that  is 
absolutely  correct  and  that  will  help 
to  impress  the  sounds  of  the  word  upon 
his  mind  and  memory  forever  —as  if 
the  sounds  of  the  word  were  photo- 
graphed for  his  eyes  to  see. 

If  we  wish  to  travel  in  foreign  lands 
and  be  able  to  converse  with  the  peo- 
ple who  live  in  those  foreign  lands,  in 
their  own  languages,  let  us  begin  at  once 


to  use  the  Universal  System  of  spelling, 
writing  and  printing  that  will  enable  us 
to  master  those  foreign  languages  in 
the  shortest  possible  time  and  with 
the  least  possible  outlay  of  labor  and 
money. 

Moreover,  let  us  extend  a  friendly 
greeting  to  the  alien  people  from  so 
many  far-away  countries,  who  are  com- 
ing to  our  prosperous  shores  at  the 
rate  of  more  than  a  million  a  year, 
and  offer  to  them  the  easiest,  cheap- 
est, shortest  and  best  method  of 
learning  our  own  language,  in  order 
that  they  may  meet,  mingle  and  con- 
verse with  our  people,  and  become 
first-class  American  citizens  in  the 
shortest  possible  time.  With  the  Uni- 
versal Alfabet  and  the  Science  of 
Spelling  placed  in  their  hands,  they 
will  learn  more  of  our  language  in  one 
YEAR  than  they  can  at  the  present 
time  in  three  or  four  years.  This  will 
help  to  unify  and  harmonize  the  multi- 
tude of  conflicting  habits  of  thought 
and  shades  of  previous  opinion  among 
our  eighty-three  "millions  of  Industrious 
people. 


AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


57 


THIS   PRIMER   IS   A   SPELLING    DICTIONARY 


All  of  the  5,800  words  of  one  syllable 
printed  in  this  book  arc  arranged  by- 
classes,  in  the  new  order  of  succession, 
which  they  will  have  in  the  proposed 
new  Fonetic  Dictionary,  whenever  the 
said  dictionary  may  be  printed. 

Each  and  every  one  of  the  words  is 
placed  in  its  proper  location,  just  where 
it  belongs,  and  where  the  student  can 
EASILY  FIND  IT,  by  following  the  new 
and  Universal  Alfabetic  Order  of 
Succession. 

When  the  student  has  found  the 
FONETIC  word,  in  the  left-hand  column, 
he  has  only  to  cast  his  eye  over  to  the 
right-hand  column,  to  find  the  "old 
spellings"  of  the  very  same  word;  so 
that  this  little  Fonetic  Primer  becomes 
at  once  a  Spelling  Dictionary  for  both 
systems— the  new  and  the  old— contain- 
ing all  of  the  short  words — or  words 
of  one  syllable — in  the  English  and 
American  language. 

The  fonetic  column  gives  the  exact 


pronunciation  of  the  word  wanted,  and 
the  column  of  chaos  gives  the  "old 
spellings"  of  the  same  word. 

The  time  and  labor  required  in  "hunt- 
ing up"  words  and  "finding"  them  for 
the  purpose  of  learning  how  to  spell 
them  are  herein  greatly  reduced. 

With  the  aid  of  this  Universal  Sys- 
tem any  one  can  find  a  word  in  this  book 
in  about  one  fourth  or  one  fifth  of 
the  time  he  spends  in  finding  the  same 
word  in  any  of  the  old  dictionaries. 
This  is  another  great  saving  or  gain. 

When  other  people  begin  to  use  this 
inter-lingual,  inter-national  and  Uni- 
versal System  of  Spelling,  they  will, 
each  and  all  of  them,  use  the  same 
alfabet  of  letters  and  classify  their 
short  words  upon  the  same  table  of 
MODELS,  and  arrange  the  words  in  the 
same  new  and  Universal  Order  of  Suc- 
cession, where  any  student  can  "find 
the  word  wanted"   in  less  than  one 

minute  of  TIME. 


58 


STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


THE    NATION    MUST    LEAD 


HU  NaXliN  MUST  LED 


SCIENCE 

Hu  SiTl  OV  Xukoqe,  wik  its  tcD  mil- 
qunz  OV  pgpul,  wcod  not  be  se  prszum- 
xas  az  too  adopt  and  qcoz  ku  YoonivHrsal 
Qlfebet  and  ku  Scens  ov  Speliii  in  its 
6,000  skoolz,  far  ku  qcDd  ov-its  400,000 
skcol  dildren,  unles  it  iz  lenuruli  under- 
stood kat  al  OV  k£  ukur  qrat  sitiz  or  in- 
tendiii  tu  doo  ku  sam  liiri  scDn. 

£vuN  ku  GnaT  STaT  ov  Ilino  kood  not 
liiiik  OV  adoptiq  and  iiooziii  u  betur  alf  e- 
bet,  and  u  planur,  simplur,  Eziur,  f  astur 
and  betur  sistem  ov  speliq  kan  ke  eld, 
klumzi,  paqun  mekud,— kwid  it  iz  ncu 
kompeld  be  lari  kabit  and  kustum  tu 
ilflDz,— unles  ku  stat  kod  bav  sum  relc- 
ubul  axuiuruns  kat  al  ov  he  ukur  qrat 
stats  war  also  qeiii  tu  beqin  ijCDziii  ku 
xartur,  simplur,  planur,  depur  and  bet- 
ur wa. 

It  f olez  karf er,  kat  ne  siti  and  ne  stat, 
and  ne  wur  komuiniti,  kan  ar  wil  undur- 
tak  too  intreduis  kis  simplest  and  most 
qoDsf  ul  ov  al  ov  ku  torn  and  labur  sav- 
iq  diskuvuriz,  kat  kaz  kum  tu  ku  f  runt 
in  u  Uoizun  qirz,  unles  ku  saiikxun  aND 
apRODVUL  ov  ku  NaxuN  iz  f  arst  obtand. 
Hu  Grat  Rspublik  must  tak  ku  farst 
STep. 

He  Yooncted  STaTS  ov  SImeriku  must 
f urst  qivkE  pepul  sum  kcnd  ov  saqkxun, 
aprcovul  and  axmuruns,  kat  ku  f astur 
dEpur  and  vastli  betur  sistem, — aftur 
Dm  TEST  oND  For  TRCUL,— iz  Ickli  tu  b£- 
kum  ku  dezun  and  adopted  sistem  ov 
kis  qratest  ov  naxunz. 

Hwen  ku  Yoonivasul  Sistem  is  f cnuli 
adopted,— if  it  evur  kan  be  adopted,— it 
must  bE  dun  be  u  popqulur  vet  ov  al  ov 
aiur  83,000,000  of  Qmerikunz,  duili  rE- 
karded  at  ku  balut  boks. 

He  enli  wa  in  kwid  kis  qrat  naxun 
kan  mak  its  sarikxun  and  aprcovul  ov 
kis  qrat  sistem  ereKTiv,  must  bs  be  an 
akt  ov  konqres,  aprepriatiii  muni  from 
kn  NaxuNUL  tre^uri,  tu  pa  al  ov  ku  pr£- 
limineri  ekspensez  ov  u  hare  test  and 
and  u  karful  trcul  ov  ku  Yoonivursul 
Sistem,  in  ku  prezens  ov  inteliient 
pEpul,  hoD  wil  b£,  and  must  be,  ku  fcnul 
luiez  ov  its  me^urles  wurk. 

Har  is  ne  lo\ik,  and  ne  kind  ov 
TEzuniri  kat  kan  Evad,  ar  evurUre,  ar 
TEfmt  ku  ferqeiq    statements.      Ha  ar 

SOLID  az  ku  HILZ.      Hu  NaXUN  MUST  LED. 

T£AllR. 


CHAOS 

The  CITY  OF  Chicago,  with  its  two 
millions  of  people,  would  not  be  so 
presumptuous  as  to  adopt  and  use 
the  Universal  Alfabet  and  the  Science 
of  Spelling  in  its  6,000  schools  for  the 
good  of  its  400,000  school  children, 
unless  it  is  generally  understood  that 
all  of  the  other  great  cities  are  intend- 
ing to  do  the  same  thing  soon. 

Even  the  great  State  of  Illinois 
could  not  think  of  adopting  and  using 
a  better  alfabet  and  a  plainer,  simpler, 
easier,  faster  and  better  system  of 
spelling,  than  the  old,  clumsy,  pagan 
method  —  which  it  is  now  compelled 
by  long  habit  and  custom  to  use  — 
unless  the  state  could  have  some 
reliable  assurance  that  all  of  the  other 
great  states  were  also  going  to  begin 
using  the  shorter,  simpler,  plainer, 
cheaper  and  better  way. 

It  follows,  therefore,  that  no  city 
and  no  state,  and  no  one  community 
can  or  will  undertake  to  introduce 
this  simplest  and  most  useful  of  all 
of  the  time  and  labor-saving  discover- 
ies that  has  come  to  the  front  in  a 
thousand  years,  unless  the  sanction 
and  approval  of  the  nation  is  first 
obtained.    The  Great    Republic  must 

TAKE   the   first   STEP. 

The  United  States  of  America  must 
first  give  to  the  people  some  kind  of 
sanction,  approval  and  assurance  that 
the  faster,  cheaper  and  vastly  better 
system— after  due  test  and  fair  trial 
—is  likely  to  become  the  chosen  and 
adopted  system  of  this  greatest  of 
nations. 

When  the  Universal  System  is  final- 
ly adopted — if  it  ever  can  be  adopted — 
it  must  be  done  by  a  popular  vote  of 
all  of  our  83,000,000  of  Americans, 
duly  recorded  at  the  ballot  box. 

The  only  way  in  which  this  great 
nation  can  make  its  sanction  and  ap- 
proval of  the  system  effective,  must 
be  by  an  act  of  congress  appropri- 
ating money  from  the  national  treas- 
ury to  pay  all  of  the  preliminary 
expenses  of  a  thorough  test  and  a  care- 
ful trial  of  the  Universal  System,  in 
the  presence  of  intelligent  people  who 
will  be,  and  must  be,  the  final  judges 
of  its  measureless  worth. 

There  is  no  logic  and  no  kind  of 
reasoning  that  can  evade  or  over- 
throw or  refute  the  foregoing  state- 
ments. They  are  solid  as  the  hills. 
The  Nation  Must  Lead. 

TEACHER. 


AND    SCIENCE    OF    SPELLING 


5P 


EXAMPLE 
A    PSALM    OF   LIFE 

n  SOM  OV  LCF 


SCIENCE 

Tel  m£  not,  in  mernf  ul  numburz, 

Lcf  iz  but  an  empti  drtm; 
Far  ku  sel  iz  ded  kat  slumburz, 

Qnd  liiiiz  or  not  hwot  ka  S£m. 

Lcf  iz  r£ul!— Icf  iz  urnest! 

Qnd  kii  qrav  iz  not  its  qel: 
Dust  kcu  ort— tOD  dust  rtturnest, 

Woz  not  spekun  ov  ku  sel. 

Not  enioment  and  not  sore, 

Iz  air  destind  end  ar  wa; 
But  tcD  akt,  kat  ed  tumore 

Fend  us  f  arkur  kan  tuda. 

Ort  iz  laii,  and  tern  iz  f  letiii, 
Qnd  cuur  horts,  ke  stait  and  brav, 

Stil,  Ick  muf  uld  drumz,  or  bstiii 
Fmnurel  mordez  tu  ku  qrav. 

In  ku  wurldzbrad  feld  ov  batul, 

In  ku  bivuwak  ov  lcf, 
Be  not  Ick  dum,  drivun  katul, — 

Be  u  b£re  in  ku  strcf. 

Trust  ne  fmdur,  baie'r  plezunt! 

Let  ku  ded  past  beri  its  ded! 
Qkt— akt  in  ku  livii]  prezunt! 

Hort  wikin,  and  God  e'urhed. 

Lcvz  ov  qrat  men  al  rsmcnd  us 
We  kan  mak  aiur  lcvz  sublcm, 

Qnd,  dEportiri,  Iev  bshcnd  us 
Fotprints  on  ku  sandz  ov  tcm: — 

Fotprints,  kat  parkaps  anukur, 
Saliii  e'ur  lcf  s  solum  man, 

U  f urlarn  and  xiprekt  brukur, 
SeIii,  xqI  tak  kort  eqen. 

Let  us,  ken,  b£  up  and  dcoiii, 

Wik  u  kort  far  eni  fat; 
Stil  adEviii,  stil  pursmiii, 

Lam  tu  labur  and  tu  wat. 

H.  W.  LoiiFeLe. 


CHAOS 

Tell  me  not,  in  mournful  numbers, 
"  Life  is  but  an  empty  dream! " 

For  tbe  soul  is  dead  tbat  slumbers. 
And  things  are  not  what  they  seem. 

Life  is  real!  life  is  earnest! 

And  the  grave  is  not  its  goal; 
"  Dust  thou  art,  to  dust  returnest," 

Was  not  spoken  of  the  soul. 

Not  enjoyment,  and  not  sorrow. 
Is  our  destined  end  or  way; 

But  to  act,  that  each  to-morrow 
Find  us  farther  than  to-day. 

Art  is  long,  and  Time  is  fleeting. 
And  our  hearts,  though  stout  and 
brave. 

Still,  like  muffled  drums,  are  beating 
Funeral  marches  to  the  grave. 

In  the  world's  broad  field  of  battle, 

In  the  bivouac  of  Life, 
Be  not  like  dumb,  driven  cattle  ! 

Be  a  hero  in  the  strife  ! 

Trust  no  Future,  howe'er  pleasant ! 

Let  the  dead  Past  bury  its  dead  ! 
Act,— act  in  the  living  Present ! 

Heart  within,  and  God  o'erhead. 

Lives  of  great  men  all  remind  us 
We  can  make  our  lives  sublime, 

And,  departing,  leave  behind  us 
Footprints  on  the  sands  of  time; 

Footprints  that  perhaps  another. 
Sailing  o'er  life's  solemn  main, 

A  forlorn  and  shipwrecked  brother, 
Seeing,  shall  take  heart  again. 

Let  us,  then,  be  up  and  doing, 

With  a  heart  for  any  fate; 
Still  achieving,  still  pursuing, 

Learn  to  labor  and  to  wait. 

H.  W.  Longfellow. 


60  STORY'S  FONETIC  PRIMER 


BeRIliL  OV  SaR  JON  MGR. 


Not  u  drum  woz  hard,  not  a  f  mnurel  net, 
Qz  hiz  kars  tu  hu  ramport  we  hurid  ; 
Not  u  soljiir  disdorjd  hiz  farwel  xot, 
6'ur  ku  qrav  hwar  cuur  here  w£  berid. 

We  berid  him  dorkli  at  ded  ov  net, 
Hu  sodz  wih  oiur  baunets  turniii; 
Be  hu  struquliii  mconbemz  misti  let, 
Qnd  cuur  lanturn  dimM  burniii. 

Ne  qoDsles  kafin  enklezd  hiz  brest, 
Not  in  x£t  ar  in  xrcud  we  wcund  him; 
But  he  la  lek  u  warijur  takiq  hiz  rest, 
Wih  hiz  morxul  klek  arcund  him. 

Fm  and  xart  war  ku  prarz  we  sed, 

Qnd  we  spek  not  u  ward  ov  sore; 

But  we  stedfastii  gazd  on  ku  fas  ov  ku  ded- 

Qnd  we  biturli  hat  ov  ku  more. 

We  hat,  az  we  holed  hiz  nore  bed, 

Qnd  smcDkd  dean  his  lenli  pile; 

Hat  ku  fe  and  ku  stranjur  wod  tred  e'ur  hiz  hed. 

Qnd  we  for  awa  on  ku  bile! 

Letli  ka'l  tak  ov  ku  spirit  kat's  qan, 
Qnd  e'ur  hiz  keld  axes  upbrad  him, — 
But  litul  he'l  rek,  if  ka  let  him  slep  on, 
In  ku  qrav  hwar  u  Britun  haz  lad  him. 

But  haf  ov  aiur  hevi  task  woz  dun 
Hwen  ku  klok  struk  ke  mur  far  retcuriii; 
Qnd  we  hard  ku  distunt  randum  qun, 
Hwid  ku  f e  woz  sulenli  fcuriii. 

Sleli  and  sadli  we  lad  him  dain. 
From  ku  feld  ov  hiz  fam  frex  and  qeri; 
We  korvd  not  u  Icn,  we  razd  not  u  sten,— 
But  we  left  him  alen  in  hiz  qleri. 

Wolf. 

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